That Day We Had Ancient Poetry For Lunch 那一天，我们在午餐时吟诵了一首古代民歌

今年，上海美国学校浦西校区初中部的五位学生以出人意料的方式度过了他们的课间休息和午餐时间：练习古诗词吟唱。

The Shanghai Municipal Education Commission hosted a performance competition this year on the theme of “Chanted Poetry, Beautiful Classics.” Middle school Chinese teacher Joan Xu assembled a team to join other schools around Shanghai in encouraging international students to know and appreciate Chinese culture. She knew she wanted a poem that was rich with story, where the students could not only recite but act. She chose “Mulan” and the students began memorizing the poetry at home, while spending their free times at school rehearsing.

上海市教育委员会今年举办了主题为“吟中国诗词，唱千古美文”的古诗词吟唱比赛。上海美国学校初中部中文老师Joan Xu组建了一支参赛队伍，与上海的其他学校同台竞技，旨在鼓励国际学生了解和欣赏中国文化。她希望找一首内容丰富的古诗，让学生们不仅能够吟唱，还能够表演。她选择了《木兰辞》。学生们开始在家里背诵这首诗歌，然后利用课余时间在学校进行排练。

“Their performances always exceeded my expectations,” said Joan Xu. After weeks of practice they donned costumes and finally made a video to submit for the judging. The result? SAS was awarded theMiddle School Group First Prize, an Excellent Organization Award, and for Joan Xu herself, the Excellent Tutor Prize.

Joan Xu表示：“他们的表现总能超出我的预期”。经过几周的练习，学生们穿上表演服装，录制了比赛视频并提交给了组委会。结果？上海美国学校荣获了初中组一等奖和最佳组织奖。Joan Xu则荣获了最佳指导老师奖。

Thanks to theShanghai Municipal Education Commissionfor an amazing experience, and to our remarkable middle school team, a bigzhuhe nimen.

感谢上海市教育委员会提供的这一美好体验，感谢我们初中部参赛队伍的出色表现。祝贺你们。

TEAMWORK. EVERY DAY AT SAS.

合作。就在上海美国学校的每一天。