First off, I should apologize for the lack of recent posts. As you will read from this entry, our kindergarten has been preparing for graduation. This means a lot of extra work for us teachers, accompanied by a lot of stress and a lot of post-work beer runs. Regardless, the graduation ceremony took place this past Friday and after all of the work, it was quite enjoyable to watch.
True to Korean style, the students have been working very hard on preparing for the big day as they were required to perform in multiple performances, both in English and Korean. Not to mention that the graduation is for 5, 6, and 7 year-olds (it should be noted that in Korea, all people turn a year older on January 1st, not their actual birthdays) so these kids are actually younger than their 'Korean age' in North America. The ceremony included many performances including dance routines to K-pop, ballet, and traditional Korean dances; musical numbers where the children played instruments including recorders, ukuleles, drums, bells, and yodeling; and speeches and plays in both English and Korean. All whilst wearing ridiculous outfits in front of a group of enthusiastic parents wielding every form of technology possible to record the moment. To complement the following photos, my coworker managed to take a video of 6 students from my class performing a dance number to the Korean pop song "Rollie Pollie" (make sure to watch Thomas, the smaller boy performing). ENJOY!
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| Boys in sequined crop tops performing a song on the recorder. |
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| A gift from one of my student's parents! |
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| Proud parents! |
True to Korean style, the students have been working very hard on preparing for the big day as they were required to perform in multiple performances, both in English and Korean. Not to mention that the graduation is for 5, 6, and 7 year-olds (it should be noted that in Korea, all people turn a year older on January 1st, not their actual birthdays) so these kids are actually younger than their 'Korean age' in North America. The ceremony included many performances including dance routines to K-pop, ballet, and traditional Korean dances; musical numbers where the children played instruments including recorders, ukuleles, drums, bells, and yodeling; and speeches and plays in both English and Korean. All whilst wearing ridiculous outfits in front of a group of enthusiastic parents wielding every form of technology possible to record the moment. To complement the following photos, my coworker managed to take a video of 6 students from my class performing a dance number to the Korean pop song "Rollie Pollie" (make sure to watch Thomas, the smaller boy performing). ENJOY!
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