Upcoming events and content:

• BCIC Open Board Meeting     Jan 9th at 6:30pm
• College Exploration Panel (virtual)           Jan 14th at 7-8pm
• Lunar New Year Celebration     Feb 2
• Beijing Guitar Duo     March 16th at The White House 
• Call for Volunteers - LNY

Looking ahead:

• LNY Mandarin Story Time – An opportunity to celebrate Lunar New Year with engaging stories and cultural fun for K-2nd at the library
• 3rd - 5th Games in Chinese – Games to boost language skills while having fun with friends
• Parents Night – Join us this March for an evening of connection and community-building

Event recaps:

• Becky Wiegel and Kathryn Wolfkiel at BCIC board meeting (slides)
• Career Exploration Webinar 
• Dining at Yu's 
• Winterfest
• Thanksgiving Cards for Greencastle
• CI K-2nd Mandarin Story Time
  

We invite all CI parents to join us for an update on BCIC activities and initiatives! If you're interested in shaping the future of our program, we especially encourage you to attend as we begin the process of filling BCIC board positions for next year.

BCIC is so excited to offer this first College Exploration panel!

Please join BCIC and a panel of recent CI BHS graduates to learn more about the first year of college, what it is like to study Chinese language and culture at the college level, and tips for your own college searches.

We hope you will attend and bring your questions so we can make the webinar more interactive and relevant to you and your college interests.

We are excited to welcome:

Sahana: Computer Science and Data Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, plans to take classes in Chinese, considering minor, Chinese Language and Culture Club Board Member

Cindy: Political Science and International Relations, American University, choosing a focus in East Asia and Chinese language

Jeremy: Accountancy + Data Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, plans to continue studying Chinese for business degree, exploring UIUC’s Chinese Club

Please register and we will send a Zoom link ahead of the webinar.

The Barrington White House is hosting the Beijing Guitar Duo on Sunday, March 16, 2025, performing. It will be a beautiful program by the internationally acclaimed Chinese artists. Students 18 and under are free with a paid adult ticket. Tickets are available now in limited quantity.
BCIC is interested to know if your family is interested in attending this event. Please take a moment to complete the very short survey: https://forms.gle/K5Zw35A31wzwhvA9A

The Giant Dragons exhibit at the ELA Area Library in Lake Zurich, organized by the American Museum of Natural History (amnh.org), is on display until February 2nd. Don't miss the chance to check it out!