Chapter 5: The Eye of the Dragon
As we saw in chapter three of A Year At Mission Hill, knowledge and skills are taught – in part – through school wide themes, which involve the community. At the beginning of the school year, the students at Mission Hill learned all about honeybees. In chapter 5, ancient China is the focus of the school’s Long Ago and Far Away theme. Mission Hill is a K-8 public school in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, MA (note: since filming, the school has relocated to Jamaica Plain).
Creative thinking is a cornerstone of Mission Hill’s teaching philosophy. You will see children painting masks, writing Chinese characters, dancing to live Chinese music and making dumplings. You will hear a teacher discuss with colleagues her students’ difficulty in interpreting proverbs. Another teacher, fielding questions from a small group of students, instructs a boy to find…
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