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St. Luke’s Celebrates the Year of the Rat
Chinese New Year festivities on the Hilltop—includes photo gallery.
Chinese games, activities, and ethnic food were all part of the St. Luke’s Lunar New Year celebration. On Friday, Jan. 24, the festivities kicked off with fun fare, including dumplings that were made from scratch. FLIK dining services made the dough and filling for dumplings, while St. Luke’s parents taught Middle and Upper School students how to assemble and cook them. Besides enjoying making (and eating) the dumplings, Mandarin teacher Jingjing Lai and her students hosted chopstick games with prizes, which the Middle School students particularly enjoyed. On Monday, Jan. 27, the festivities continued with a zodiac game and sticker station, and Chinese name bookmarks and papercuts. Thanks to our Mandarin students and their recent field trip, the student and dining commons were decorated for the celebration. There were also Lunar New Year slides on the school monitors and Chinese books on display in the library.
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Ms. Lai shared, “This year’s Lunar New Year was on Saturday, Jan. 25. Chinese families traditionally have a big feast and celebrations around the holiday that last for 15 days. On the Hilltop, we packed fun learning activities and food into the two school days surrounding the holiday. We appreciate the various departments that came together to make it all happen. Their efforts and collaboration helped us kick off the Year of the Rat.”
A special thanks to the following members of our St. Luke’s community who made this Chinese New Year celebration possible, including:
- Ms. Lai, St. Luke’s Mandarin students, and the entire World Languages Department
- Parent volunteers: Shan Guan (Brian Peck's mom, class of 2019), Lingru Seel (Emma Seel's mom, class of 2021), Shihchien Tang (Rutger Zenner's mom, class of 2020), Cindy Pan (Ethan Xia's mom, class of 2023), Penny Peng (Moli Ma’s mom).
- FLIK Director of Dining Services Chris Clark and the food service team
- St. Luke’s Academic Technologist Sasha Mathrani & the designLab
- St. Luke’s librarian Elizabeth Nelson
View the Chinese New Year Celebration on the Hilltop photo gallery
St. Luke’s School is a secular (non-religious), private school in New Canaan, CT for grades 5 through 12 serving over 40 towns in Connecticut and New York. Our exceptional academics and diverse co-educational community foster students’ intellectual and ethical development and prepare them for top colleges. St. Luke’s Leading with Humanity curriculum builds the commitment to serve and the confidence to lead.
