{"id":1294,"date":"2017-02-07T19:37:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T19:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kleducation.org\/?p=1294"},"modified":"2017-12-20T16:46:03","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T16:46:03","slug":"holiday-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cambridgenetwork.cn\/cambridge-international-en\/2017\/02\/holiday-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Celebrations Around the KL Network"},"content":{"rendered":"

Campuses from around the KL Network celebrated the Christmas holiday in style!<\/p>\n

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St. Mary\u2019s Zhengzhou<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the St. Mary\u2019s Zhengzhou campus, students showcased their talents for the audience.<\/p>\n

To start off the festivities and set the holiday atmosphere, students Vivian and Michelle performed \u201cWhen Christmas Comes to Town\u201d for the audience.<\/p>\n

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St. Mary\u2019s Zhengzhou even has a comedian in the student body. Tom performed stand-up comedy and drew praise from the parents in the crowd. Following the stellar performance of Tom came the hip-hop dance styles of Kirsty, Phyllis, Leo, Jessie, Judith, Belinda, and more. They took to the stage with a choregraphed performance to show off their moves. Wendy performed her own dance \u2013 Latin style \u2013 boldly taking the stage alone to gracefully float across the floor. Alice performed Justin Bieber\u2019s \u201cMistletoe\u201d, drawing from the soul of the Bieb\u2019s sultry voice to deliver the song with power.<\/p>\n

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The show finished with a performance from a small group of Tae Kwon Do students \u2013 children of attending parents.<\/p>\n

KL International School <\/strong><\/p>\n

KLIS hosted it\u2019s first Christmas event with students, parents and staff in attendance. The event focused on student performances, where students sang traditional Christmas songs such as \u201cDeck the Halls\u201d, \u201cSanta Claus is Coming to Town\u201d, \u201cJolly Old Saint Nicholas\u201d, \u201cFrosty the Snowman\u201d, and more!<\/p>\n

Parents and the community supported the students as they performed. For many students, this was the first time they had sung Holiday songs in English, especially in front of a large crowd! Students overcame the language barriers as well as the butterflies in their stomach to deliver the performance. Even students as young as 4 years old had the lyrical chops to dazzle the audience.<\/p>\n

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After the performance, a very special visitor came to see the students. Jolly Ol\u2019 Saint Nicholas himself showed up to greet the students and hand out presents to the students. Saint Nick\u2019s schedule is busy these days, so we were glad to have him on campus for the short time \u2013 and the kids were more than eager to get their presents.<\/p>\n

St. Mary\u2019s Wuhan<\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Mary\u2019s Wuhan celebrated Christmas as you would back in the US: movies, music, food, and fun. Students came prepared dressed in red and green and were met by some special guests. Graduates from last year now studying abroad and currently on winter break stopped by the school to greet the students and teachers. They joyously joined in St. Mary\u2019s Wuhan\u2019s activities, which included viewings of and analysis of Christmas classics: Home Alone 1, Home Alone 2, and ELF. While watching, students enjoyed Christmas treats.<\/p>\n

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Students also performed some non-traditional Christmas carols. 10th<\/sup> grade students performed Matthew Hall and Meagan Moore\u2019s \u201cWhen Christmas Comes to Town\u201d followed by the 11th<\/sup> grade\u2019s singing of Wham!\u2019s and the late George Michael\u2019s \u201cLast Christmas\u201d. To finish it off, 10th<\/sup> and 11th<\/sup> grade students came together to sing \u201cWe Wish You a Merry Christmas\u201d.<\/p>\n

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To finish out the day, St. Nick made the tiring journey using his aqua sled from Chongqing up the Yangzte river to Wuhan to pass out some gifts to the students.<\/p>\n

St. Mary\u2019s Shanghai<\/strong><\/p>\n

Santa made his final stop in Shanghai after his long tour around the country! Luckily the students at St. Mary\u2019s Shanghai prepared some cookies for tired ole Santa. Teacher Paul Macleod was seen dressed in holiday garb preparing cookies, and students worked like elves to get the batch ready for Santa\u2019s arrival.<\/p>\n

Before the Christmas celebration, which included breakdancing, dancing, and some disco lights, Santa passed out sugar filled candies to the students. Students also received secret Santa gifts from all.<\/p>\n

Then the celebration was on\u2026<\/p>\n

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