The Embassy of Mongolia is participating Washington Performing Arts’ Embassy adoption program in the academic year of 2015-2016 and working with McKinley STEM Middle School to promote and share Mongolian culture and history under its 6th grade Social Studies curriculum.
In January, Dr. Saruul-Erdene Myagmar first visited the school and taught about the history, culture and the Mongolian language. During his visit Dr. Saruul-Erdene told about the tales of the Queen Alongua and transcribed students’ name in Mongolian Traditional script.
This month Artist and Sculptor Gankhuyag Natsag taught about the Buddhist arts and culture and explained the meaning of the Buddhist dance “Tsam”. At the end of the class students draw their own creative masks and explained the good meaning behind their art work.
The program will continue until June. For the next 3 months professional artists and students will volunteer their time to teach Mongolian dance and its Climate change policy. At the end of the program students will represent Mongolia at the Model UN and visit the embassy to present what they have learned about our country.
The Embassy of Mongolia is participating Washington Performing Arts’ Embassy adoption program in the academic year of 2015-2016 and working with McKinley STEM Middle School to promote and share Mongolian culture and history under its 6th grade Social Studies curriculum.
In January, Dr. Saruul-Erdene Myagmar first visited the school and taught about the history, culture and the Mongolian language. During his visit Dr. Saruul-Erdene told about the tales of the Queen Alongua and transcribed students’ name in Mongolian Traditional script.
This month Artist and Sculptor Gankhuyag Natsag taught about the Buddhist arts and culture and explained the meaning of the Buddhist dance “Tsam”. At the end of the class students draw their own creative masks and explained the good meaning behind their art work.
The program will continue until June. For the next 3 months professional artists and students will volunteer their time to teach Mongolian dance and its Climate change policy. At the end of the program students will represent Mongolia at the Model UN and visit the embassy to present what they have learned about our country.