Decorating cookies with Alliance Francaise’s students
On June 3rd, our future baking and pastry professors, Liu Dong and Wang Jingyi, conducted a baking activity at the Alliance Française. During this event, the school’s youngest students learned how to decorate sugar cookies. SYB coordinated this event to thank the Alliance Française for its long-time support.
After a brief introduction about our program, Liu Dong proceeded to show the group how to decorate their cookies with coloured icing. The children were each given four cookies, which they could decorate using a range of bright colours.
The event unfolded pleasantly as the kids engaged in the activity with great attention. After an hour of decorating, the tables were filled with original and colourful cookies. During this time, Wang Jingyi and Liu Dong assisted the students who asked for assistance. It was wonderful to watch the children’s creativity flourish during this activity. They all seemed to have had a terrific time!
This was Liu Dong and Wang Jingyi’s first time leading an SYB activity and they handled it beautifully! They managed to captivate the students and paid close attention to their needs. From observing their interactions with the kids, I am confident that they will become great bakery and pastry professors, once they return from France next year.
This year, the Alliance Française offered 5 of our staff members the opportunity to study French, for free, at their school. We are extremely grateful for their support and generosity. Given SYB’s close ties with France, we believe learning French can greatly benefit our professors.
Taking classes at the Alliance Française has helped our two current professors, Zhang Shuai and Jin Huizi, make significant progress, enabling them to now comfortably navigate between French and Chinese. Wang Jingyi and Liu Dong have also been preparing for their trip to France at the Alliance Française. Their intensive courses have enabled them to build up the confidence needed to undertake their journey, which begins in just a few weeks!
On behalf of SYB, I would like to thank the Alliance Française for their long-term support and for organizing such an enjoyable baking activity at their school!
Emma Louise Blondes
Partnerships Manager