Children of Hangzhou: Connecting with China

FAIN: MI-50090-08

Boston Children's Museum (Boston, MA 02210-1016)
Leslie Swartz (Project Director: January 2007 to April 2010)

Implementation of an interactive, trilingual traveling exhibition for children exploring contemporary Chinese culture.

BCM requests $400,000 from the NEH to support the implementation of Children in Hangzhou: Connecting with China, a 2500 square foot interactive exhibition for children 5-12, adults, and teachers travels to 9 children's museums in the US and Canada, and includes programs; Learn about China: China Summer in Boston 2008; and cultural exchanges with China. Program goals are to: expand knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of contemporary China; to dispel stereotypes and "demystify" China; to encourage children and adults to want to learn more. With a distinguished advisory board and staff expertise on China, BCM is in a unique position to engage a large audience of children, families, and educators in the US and Canada in meaningful and throught-provoking experiences deeply rooted humanities themes on China. BCM has conducted programs on China for nearly 30 years, has two China specialists on staff, and has experience presenting meaningful cultural exhibitions for children and adults.

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Children of Hangzhou: Connecting with China, DVD-ROM (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: Children of Hangzhou: Connecting with China, DVD-ROM
Author: Boston Children's Museum
Abstract: Join 4 teens from Hangzhou, China to gain insight into Chinese life and culture. Through 4 video diaries, viewers will experience a school day, visit the countryside, see the training of an opera student, and share in a birthday celebration. Video diaries are in English and Mandarin, complete with Chinese vocabulary lists and pronunciation guides, making them ideal for language learning and cultural studies. Interactive maps of China and the world offer lessons in geography. Cultural curricula activities make this DVD-ROM an engaging classroom resource.
Year: 2010
Primary URL: http://www.cheng-tsui.com/search/node/children+of+hangzhou
Primary URL Description: Children of Hangzhou - DVD ISBN/SKU: 9780887277634 Join four teens from Hangzhou, China—Doudou, Weicheng, Gangzheng, and Qianyun—and gain insight into Chinese daily life. China is in the news every day, but not in a way that gives Westerners a true sense of the different facets of Chinese people's lives. Through these four video diaries, viewers will experience a school day, visit the countryside, see the training of an opera student, and share...
Audience: K - 12

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