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2023 Chinese Culture Night

1/18/2023

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Please join us on Friday, January 27th for Chinese Culture Night at Capistrano Valley High School. Performances will start 7:00 pm in the CVHS Theater. Starting at 5:00 pm there will be a Carnival on the CVHS campus. This is the perfect way to continue the Lunar New Year celebration! Please click here to purchase tickets or scan the QR code below for more information!
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FoMIP Spring Gala

11/28/2022

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Friends of MIP will celebrate Spring and the Year of the Rabbit with our upcoming Spring Gala! The event will be on Saturday, March 25, 2023, so mark your calendars now. We are looking for volunteers (graphic design, planning / coordination, day of) as well as donations and sponsorships - please contact Isabella Yiu at [email protected] if you can help!
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2023 - 2024 MIP Kindergarten Orientation

11/3/2022

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If you have an incoming Kindergartener (must be age 5 by September 1, 2023) and you are interested in the Mandarin Immersion Program, you must attend one of the below orientation sessions at Bergeson Elementary School. Call 949-643-1540 to reserve your spot. Learn about the program and meet other parents/caretakers interested or already have children in the program.

Mandatory Informational Meeting Times
  • Monday, December 5, 2022, 8:30 - 9:30 AM (Multi-purpose Room - MPR)
  • Monday, December 12, 2022, 8:30 - 9:30 AM (Library)
  • Monday, December 19, 2022, 8:30 - 9:30 AM (MPR)
  • Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 4:00 - 5:00 PM (MPR)​
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MIP Back to School - Mandatory Meeting Presentation

9/16/2022

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The deck presented at the MIP Mandatory meeting is linked below for those who were unable to attend.
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mip_back_to_school_2022.pdf
File Size: 2407 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

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Back to School Night (Mandatory MIP Meeting) & Welcome Back Social Details

9/15/2022

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Get excited for both our Mandatory MIP Meeting before Back to School Night at Bergeson, as well as the Welcome Back Social! Be sure to check out the important info below, including what to expect for each even and how to RSVP to the social:

Back to School Night - Mandatory MIP Meeting
​Thursday, Sept 15 at 5:00 PM
Bergeson Multi-Purpose Room 

Join us as we:
  • meet our new Executive Board
  • learn how MIP got started and its bright future
  • review the status of fundraising and the annual budget
  • discover how to get involved with your scholar's MIP education inside and outside the classroom
  • ​find out how to stay informed of upcoming events

IMPORTANT: Both the MIP meeting and Back to School Night are for parents and caretakers only, but luckily the YMCA is offering childcare for the night! Please reach out to [email protected] for more information.


Welcome Back Social - Please RSVP
Friday, Sept 16 at 4:30 PM
Rancho Niguel Recreation Club

Bring the family for an evening of refreshments, fun, and friends. New MIP families can chat with established ones and learn more about each others' experiences. Come meet your kiddo's new best friends (and maybe yours too!). 

Please RSVP by Thurs, Sept 15 at https://forms.gle/pQQT1qkyALa4KVrU6
Can you volunteer your time and/or lawn games? Click here to sign up!
 4:30 PM - Doors open
5:00 - Games for kids
5:30 - Light refreshments/food (need your RSVP for an accurate count!)
6:30 - MIP Board introductions and general program overview
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If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected]. Looking forward to seeing all of you!

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March 22nd, 2022

3/22/2022

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​Cultural Enrichment Day 3/24 (Thursday) 1:00 – 2:00 pm
 
Please join us for the 2022 Cultural Enrichment Day brought to you by Friends of MIP this Thursday 3/24 @ Marian Bergerson Elem., after school from 1:00 – 2:00 pm at the front lawn.
 
Highlights:
·       Peking Opera Performance
·       Chinese Yo-yo Demonstration
·       Hands-on Yo-yo Experience
·       Arts and Crafts
·       MIP Gala Tickets Sale
·       Summer Camp Enrollment (Operated by Global Chinese Education Foundation)
 
Students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to participate.
 
In order to run this event smoothly, we are also asking for volunteers to help in various stations in arts and crafts and keeping order while the kids take turns to try the Chinese yo-yo. If you would like to volunteer, please reach out to [email protected].

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Kindergarten  Language Immersion Program  2022—2023 Informational Meeting

12/2/2021

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Marian Bergeson Elementary School
All Tours will be in Person
8 a.m. — MPR
Please Call to Reserve your Spot
(949) 643-1540
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Attendance at one Informational Meeting is Required:
Application Window
December 8, 2021 to January 29, 2022




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Annual MIP Social

10/26/2021

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CNY Crafts and Activities:

2/5/2021

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Craft ideas:
  • Dragon bookmarks:   Grab some colored paper, glue, scissors, and a pen to make these fun dragon corner bookmarks! https://www.redtedart.com/dragon-corner-bookmark-design/
 
  • CNY Slime: Fun for kids of any age!  Red is associated with luck, good fortune, and warding off evil spirits.  Gold represents wealth and good fortune.  Ward off evil spirits and bring lots of good luck and fortune with this CNY Slime!  https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/chinese-new-year-slime-recipe-and-activity/
  • Dragons For younger kids: Grab some construction paper, crayons, popsicle sticks and glue and let the kids make their own dragons with this fun printable template https://www.redtedart.com/chinese-new-year-craft-dragon-puppet-free-printable/
          For older kids:  Even older kids can create their own beautiful dragons to celebrate! 
          Tutorial and instructions: 
https://www.madewithhappy.com/chinese-dragon-puppet-2/? utm_source=pinterest&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-pug

  •   Printable dragon file (for personal use)  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IGsk0rllqXlHCfLG7A9dI2xICxq57I7a/view?usp=sharing

Traditional foods and recipes for CNY: 
The most important meal of the year!  Try these lucky foods for your new years eve dinner celebration with family:  https://blog.atlastravelweb.com/special-interests/traditions/chinese-new-years-lucky-foods/
  • 7 Chinese New Year Foods that will bring you Good Luck: 
  • Dumplings (wealth)
  • Fish (surplus & fortune)
  • Glutinous Rice Balls (family reunion)
  • Noodles (longevity)
  • Wontons (wealth & treasure)
  • Spring Rolls (wealth & fresh start)
  • Glutinous Rice Cake (rise in career & salary)
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Activity
  • Chinese New Year on 2/12
  • 2/13 7am PST: Lunar New Year Virtual Celebration with Smithsonian American Art Museum​
  • Ring in the Year of the Ox! Celebrate the Lunar New Year online with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Chinese Cultural Institute, and the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America. Enjoy streamed video performances and demonstrations of traditional Chinese crafts and Lunar New Year traditions. Visit our SAAM Family Zone online for crafts, coloring pages, videos and other activities.

    Register for FREE: 
    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lunar-new-year-virtual-celebration-tickets-131604824573?aff=eemailordconf&utm_campaign=order_confirm&utm_medium=email&ref=eemailordconf&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_term=viewevent

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Lantern Festival 02/26/2021

2/4/2021

 
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The Lantern Festival traditionally marks the end of the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) period. Celebrated on the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar month, which would be Friday, February 26 in 2021. People will go out to look at the moon, send up flying lanterns, fly bright drones, have a meal, and enjoy time together with family and friends in parks and natural areas. After the Lantern Festival, Chinese New Year taboos are no longer in effect, and all New Year decorations are taken down.


The Origin of Lantern Festival.
It goes back to 2000 years ago.

In the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220), Emperor Hanmingdi was an advocate of Buddhism. He heard that some monks lit lanterns in the temples to show respect to Buddha on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Therefore, he ordered that all the temples, households, and royal palaces should light lanterns on that evening. This Buddhist custom gradually became a grand festival among the people.
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Lantern Festival Facts

-Date: Lunar calendar month 1 day 15 (February 26, 2021)
-Importance: ends the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) 
-Celebrations: enjoying lanterns, lantern riddles, eating tangyuan a.k.a. yuanxiao (ball dumplings in soup), lion dances, dragon dances, etc.
-History: about 2,000 years 
-Greeting: Happy Lantern Festival! 元宵节快乐!Yuánxiāojié kuàilè! /ywen-sshyaoww-jyeah kwhy-luh/


How Do Chinese Celebrate the Lantern Festival?

As China is a vast country with a long history and diverse cultures, Lantern Festival customs and activities vary regionally including lighting and enjoying (floating, fixed, held, and flying) lanterns, appreciating the bright full moon, setting off fireworks, flying drones, guessing riddles written on lanterns, eating tangyuan, lion dances, dragon dances, and walking on stilts.

1. Lighting and Watching Lanterns

2. Guessing Lantern Riddles
3. Lion Dances
4. Eating Tangyuan (Yuanxiao)



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