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The Playgroups Program supports adopted Chinese children in the Triangle area and their families. By introducing different aspects of traditional Chinese culture to them, we aim to help the children maintain ties to their native homeland and culture.

If you are a parent of adopted Chinese children, you are welcome to bring your child to any of our playgroups. Their non-Chinese siblings are also welcome. To help us prepare better, please RSVP to Jane (zhen.zhao@duke.edu) by the Wednesday before the Playgroup.

Click here for a flyer with the current semester's schedule.

	Sunday, January 27 Calligraphy 2:00pm-3:30pm West Duke 108B Pictures!	Sunday, February 10 Traditional Chinese Music 2:00pm-3:30pm West Duke 108B Pictures!
	Sunday, March 2 Nasher Museum	Sunday, April 13 Chinese Food

Sunday, October 14 (flyer)
Terracotta Warriors
West Duke Building, Room 108B
2:00pm-4:00pm

We learned about the Terracotta Warriors of Xi'An, painted our own clay animals, and colored pictures of Chinese warriors. Check out the gallery!

Sunday, November 11
The Nasher Museum
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Duke China Care accompanied children to the USB Family Day event at the Nasher. It was a great opportunity for the children to do some arts and crafts and participate in a gallery hunt related to some of the exhibitions. Don't forget to check out the gallery!

Sunday, December 2
Chinese Folk Dance
2:00pm-4:00pm
Keohane 4A Langdorm Commons (2nd Floor)
We baked cookies in the Christmas spirit and learned some dance moves from Duke's very own Chinese Dance Troupe! Click here to look at all the wonderful pictures from the event!

This semester we have started a new group mentoring program for those children 9 years and older, since our playgroups are generally geared more towards the younger children. This way, the older teens will have a chance to interact and learn from Duke students as well.

Our first trip to Ben & Jerry's on Ninth Street was a fun success (here are some pictures as proof), and soon we will be scheduling more activities and assigning one mentor to each child.

If you are a parent and are interested in signing your child up for this program, please contact Jane (zhen.zhao@duke.edu).