“The Year of the Wood Snake has joyfully arrived,
Dewey shines bright in the yellow apricot blossom light.
Banh Chung embodies unity and care,
Red envelopes are filled with love to share.
The golden snake heralds the new year’s start,
Wishing a spring full of joy and happy hearts.”
With boundless creativity and compassionate, loving hearts, TDSers have brought to life unique designs for red envelopes and other remarkable creations featured in the journal “I Learn, I Think, I Do.”
The “Dewey” red envelopes are printed from students’ own drawings. Familiar Tet imagery, such as the act of giving a red envelope, banh chung, festive trays of candied fruits, and the snake – the zodiac symbol of 2025 – are vividly depicted through each artistic stroke. Each red envelope is not only a creative product but also a reflection of students’ thoughts and wishes for the holiday season, spreading love to everyone around them.
Additionally, the journal “I Learn, I Think, I Do” continues to be published, showcasing student projects from Literature, Vietnamese, and Social Sciences & Humanities subjects during the 2023–2024 school year. In this vibrant collection, parents and teachers can revisit students’ creative works presented in various formats, including poems, rhymes, stories, diaries, comics, excerpts from final essays, films, and reports. Through the colorful pages, still fresh with the scent of new paper, the students’ learning journey is vividly captured. This journal promises to bring parents and teachers wonderful emotions and fresh perspectives as they observe life through the eyes of these bright, imaginative learners.
It serves as a repository of ideas, logical thinking, and the dedication students put into each lesson and heartfelt project.
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“I Learn – I Think – I Do” is the name given by teacher Pham Toan to the Literature-Vietnamese exhibition of students at The Dewey Schools during the 2016-2017 school year. Now, it has been chosen as the title for this collection of student work. This title is inspired by the Latin motto “Mens et Manus” (Mind and Hands). Hands that work stimulate the mind, and the mind, in turn, inspires the hands to continuously create new innovations and generate new values. This concept reflects the essence of project-based learning and learning by doing, methods that have been and continue to be effectively implemented at The Dewey Schools.
