The Chesapeake Bay - A Home for Many, Part II

The 2021 STARTALK Chinese STEAM & Culture Summer Academy will be held online synchronous classes, Maryland. Our Academy is a four-week program integrating STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) into the learning of the Chinese language and culture. The program will offer 60 elementary school students an engaging experience with a focus on meaningful learning, “How to help to protect our environment.” The program is comprised of daily language, cultural, STEAM activities, field trips, and a final performance day. It is open to all students from kindergarten to fifth grade in Prince George's County and its neighborhood counties, Maryland. 

Lessons will be taught in the model of the Chinese immersion way. Our theme is the continuation of our theme, “The Chesapeake Bay - A Home for Many, Part II" in which students continue to learn further about the Chesapeake Bay, the animals, and plants that depend on it, its environmental impact, and pollution solutions they can advocate in their communities. Our new focus on the endangered species in the Chesapeake Bay will help our students have a deeper understanding of their living environment.  Throughout the four weeks of learning, students will understand that our ecosystems are affected by many factors, especially by human activities. They will also learn what can be recycled, reused, and reduced as well as how to recycle, reuse, and reduce in their daily life to help protect our own environment.