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When Two Worlds "Collide"


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I am so excited to share this blog post to show everyone how the Canadians and the Vietnamese have been working side by side at the Bilingual Canadian International School in Vietnam for the last two months or so.


Mid-Autumn Festival
(A Vietnamese event)

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, is a harvest festival celebrated by Chinese, Koreans and Vietnamese people. 
Students created lanterns, performed dances and held parties where they served special treats called 'Mooncakes'.
Furthermore, the Vietnamese staff kindly invited us Canadian teachers to a little gathering one afternoon, to teach us more about the Festival through games and, of course, Mooncake samplers.

 "Cultural diversity, World unity."



Terry Fox Run
(A Canadian event)

The Terry Fox Run is a charity event held in various places around the world in commemoration of Canadian cancer activist Terry Fox, and his Marathon of Hope. 
It is meant to raise money for cancer research. 
As the children stood up wearing their Terry Fox t-shirts to sing both the Vietnamese and Canadian anthems,  I instantly had chills running through my body - 
What a surreal moment watching Vietnamese kids singing your own National Anthem in Vietnam! 
Students then got pumped up with a fun interactive dance and headed straight to the start line for a short run around the neighborhood. 

 "TEAM - Together, Everyone, Achieves, More"



Professional Development

In my position as elementary lead teacher, I'm getting the opportunity to work with my Canadian peers on a daily basis. 
In addition though, I've also been offered the chance to provide professional development workshops to my Vietnamese colleagues. 
In an effort to get the entire staff on the same page, we've been discussing things like classroom management, mindfulness and daily physical activity. 

"Unity is strength...when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved."


Social Events

A couple weeks ago, the Vietnamese staff introduced us to some typical Vietnamese dishes at a local hot spot. 
After, they showed us a good time with some fun Karaoke. 

"Music knits people together in some strange way. Same thing with food."



"Sometimes, when two worlds "collide", 
a better one is created."


I'm now on my way out for a week of rest, relaxation, and adventures!
Stay tuned to find out all about my secret destination! ;) 

HAPPY CANADIAN THANKSGIVING!!!


Comments

  1. UnknownOctober 8, 2017 at 8:24 PM

    Sounds like you're more adventurous with your food ��

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