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International
Students Tr avel the World at International Experience Event SCA’s annual International Experience was full of activity as students moved through the rooms getting their passports stamped along the way. Mrs. Moyer’s French students created a Parisian café atmosphere and students enjoyed café au lait and croquet monsieur. They also sampled snacks from French-speaking places around the world like France, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, and Louisiana! Students created Mardi Gras masks and “laissezles bons temps rouler.” Students traveled to Spanish-speaking countries and experienced the crafts and history of Dia de los Muertos as they warmed up with mexican hot chocolate and tres leches cake. Other food to sample included churros, horchata, flan, beans and rice, and empanadas. Before students could enjoy the food, they had
to participate in a game with traditional toys and discover what makes the food of Spanish-speaking countries unique. Adventures in China awaited and students learned how to make their own dumpling and participate in a Chinese tea ceremony. World Language Chinese I students led participants in various Chinese games and taught them how to make origami and play Chinese chess. In order to get into the authentic Chinese restaurant created by Chinese II students, you had to first show your passport and work your way through the underground church experience put on by Chinese III students. One student commented on this impactful experience. “I did not realize how little of the Bible is available to those in the underground church. It’s crazy to
think that some of the Scripture they have has been reproduced solely from memory. I learned the story of one family who had a single page of the Bible and passed it around, caring for it like it was the most precious thing they had. Yet here we are with multiple complete copies of the Bible, and still many Christians do not appreciate it.” From a student working in the underground church experience, “I heard multiple times how surprised people were that being an underground Christian was so difficult. The code activity and the verse memorization, especially, make people stop and think about how much they knew about the Bible and how far they would be willing to go to continue practicing their faith.”
McKinzie Parks, Marcus Jones, and Marin Akeson serve Chinese food.
Making Chinese dumplings. (Back table): Kate Hagan with Tate Turner and Matthias McGregor, and (front table): Yan Stringfellow with Tony Roman.
Students (front row) Abbie Cook, Ellie Hawkins, Gabi Broom, Lily Teilborg, Addison Davies; and (back row): Ella Jones and Olivia Truesdale enjoy French food.
Carter Hawkins, Ian Carter, Parker White, and Carter Dawson participate in a Spanish game.
Lydia Self, Reece Carter, and Elena Michael work on a Spanish craft.
