Throughout May, students at Marion Street Elementary School in the Lynbrook Public School District celebrated Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

In their library classes students took virtual field trips to Hawaii, China, and India to learn about various aspects of AAPI culture. While in Hawaii, Librarian Marie Sarro-Pizarro led students in Hula lessons and shared the history of the first settlers who arrived on the islands thousands of years ago. While visiting India, the children practiced greeting one another in Hindi and created their own Mendhi designs. On their tour of China, the classes experienced the ancient practice of tai chi and learned how traditional dumplings are made.

Students also shared about unique cultural practices that they have experienced with their families and on their own travels.

Date Added: 6/6/2022