TIA 2016 Language Fair

March 19, 2016 was a beautiful Saturday for the TIA language fair.  Our Chinese and Spanish teachers and their wonderful students looked forward to this annual program. Judges and Audience Deeply Touched by Amazing Performances Dr. J. hosted the event on the stage, while Mrs. Enriquez organized the performers backstage. The teachers prepared the students for the performances. The superstars were our students. They sang songs in both Chinese and Spanish and they performed a play in Chinese and Spanish. Each grade was represented in a  performance. Students recited various poems in both languages. The judges and the audience were deeply touched by the amazing performances. The 2016 Language Fair is finished, but the spirit of the language fair goes on. Teachers and students are continuing to work hard on learning more about Chinese and Spanish languages and different cultures. TIA Students Preparing to be Modern Global Citizens Learning about a variety of cultures at TIA is not limited to China or Latin America. The school is offering the students a trip to Africa and Spain this 2016 summer (see below for more info). TIA students are looking at the entire world, preparing to be modern global citizens. The TIA language program gives the students a good start on reaching this goal. Written by Ms. Xiuqing Sun, Chinese teacher at TIA Broadway, West, and  Midvale campuses

TIA is going to Spain and Africa

June 16-24, 2016

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Language Fair March 19, 2016

A friendly reminder, that our Language Fair is approaching fast. It will be held this Saturday, March 19, 2016 At 9:00 am University of Arizona Modern Language Building Room 350 1423 E. University Blvd.
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TIA Shines at Language Fair

Our Pint-Sized Ambassadors Perform at the Language Fair 2013

Good things really do come in small packages! For all those in our TIA family who attended the 2013 Southern Arizona Language Fair a few weeks ago, that truth came alive as they watched six of our precious Midvale girls dancing and singing in the performance category of the competition. Our six young ladies, dressed in their beautifully hand-sewn Chinese costumes, sparkled like little gemstones as they danced across the stage. Even though TIA was one of the smallest of the 25-30 schools participating in the event, we were strongly represented by our pint-sized ambassadors and won second place out of over two hundred other participants!

Language Fair is an Annual Event

This Language Fair is an annual event held at the Confucious Institute of the University of Arizona (CIUA)Participants representing schools from all over southern Arizona can compete in any of four categories: Poetry, Drama, Instrumental and Performance. One school alone brought 200 students! Yet our six little girls shone as they sang a classical Mandarin Chinese song while performing a dance choreographed by their TIA Chinese instructor, Mrs. Sun. Their beautiful gem-tone costumes were hand-sewn by the grandmother of one of the girls.

TIA Families Show Support

Many TIA Midvale families attended the five-and-a-half hour program, even some who did not have a child participating. As is common in our TIA family, they came to show their support and school spirit. Also in attendance were Mrs. Sun, and Midvale Principal, Mrs. Valerie Enriquez. Mrs. Enriquez was the only principal of all of the 25-30 participating schools to be present at the language fair with her students. The girls got to meet State Superintendent John Huppenthal as he presented them with their beautiful trophy.

Congratulations to our award winning TIA ambassadors from Midvale

to the 2013 Southern Arizona Language Fair! Alana F. 2nd Grade Anna F. 3rd Grade Michelle F. 3 Grade Emmasofia V. 3 Grade Eliana N. 4th Grade Scarlett F. 5th Grade

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