博物館 - MFA 2/9 慶農曆新年

COMMUNITY DAY

Lunar New Year Celebration

Saturday, February 9, 2019
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Free admission; all events are free

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Visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, to celebrate Lunar New Year! Explore Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese traditions while enjoying activities, demonstrations, and performances throughout the day.

·         Ring in the Year of the Pig! Go on a tour or talk highlighting works of art in the Art of Asia galleries; tours in English, American Sign Language, and Mandarin.

·         Enjoy a variety of music and dance performances throughout the Museum—including Lion dances performed by the Gund Kwok Asian Women Lion and Dragon Dance Troupe.

·         Drop in on hands-on family art-making activities to create your own masterpieces to take home.

·         Watch energetic presentations of Chinese and Vietnamese martial arts, and participate in interactive demonstrations of Saebae, a Korean New Year’s ceremony, and a traditional Chinese tea ceremony.

Special Events

Community Arts Initiative Installation

10 am–5 pm, Education Center in Druker Family Pavilion, Room 159

Students from the MFA’s ten Community Arts Initiative partner organizations create an installation of lanterns on Lunar New Year themes. Make your own in Shapiro Family Courtyard.

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Lion Dance: Gund Kwok

11:30 am–12:15 pm and 1:30–2:15 pm, Remis Auditorium

Watch a festive Chinese Lion Dance performance by Gund Kwok Asian Women’s Lion and Dragon Dance Troupe. Join Gund Kwok after their performance to try on costumes and learn some techniques.

Free performance ticket required. Limited availability: first come, first served. Tickets available at Remis Auditorium Box Office starting 60 minutes before show times.

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Book Signing: The 8 Brokens: Chinese Bapo Painting

1 and 3 pm, Riley Seminar Room, 156

Author and MFA curator Nancy Berliner discusses and signs her book. Books must be purchased in the Main Bookstore and Shop.

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Traditional Korean Dance

2–2:30 pm, Alfond Auditorium
3:30–4:15 pm, Remis Auditorium

See dancers from the New Jersey–based Woorigarak Korean Cultural Art Center perform a dynamic Korean folk and traditional fan and drum dances.

Free performance ticket required. Limited availability: first come, first served. Tickets available at Alfond ticket desk for 2 pm show starting 30 minutes before show time. Tickets available at Remis Box Office for 3:30 pm show starting 60 minutes before show time.

Demonstrations

Kung Fu

10:30–11 am and 12:30–1 pm, Shapiro Family Courtyard

Enjoy an interactive demonstration by instructors and children from the Wah Lum Kung Fu and Tai Chi Academy. Enjoy traditional kung fu and an exciting lion dance to ring in the Lunar New Year.

ASL Interpreted
12:30 pm

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Tea Ceremony

11 am and 1 pm, Gallery 268

Featuring Xingcai Zhang, tea master and president, World Tea Organization. Presented by Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC). All ages welcome.

ASL Interpreted
1 pm

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Saebae

11 am–Noon, 1–2, and 3–4 pm, Gallery 250

Participate in a traditional bowing and greeting ceremony practiced in Korea during New Year celebrations, hosted by members of the Korean Cultural Society of Boston.

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Vietnamese Martial Arts

1:30–2 pm, Shapiro Family Courtyard

Watch demonstrations to honor Tet, the Vietnamese New Year. Presented by the Vietnamese-American Community of Massachusetts.

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Vietnamese Music and Dance

3–3:30 pm, Shapiro Family Courtyard

Enjoy music and dance on traditional Vietnamese themes of celebrating at home.

Tours and Talks

Mandarin Highlight Tour: Art of Asia

10:30, 11:15 am, and Noon, Meet at Sharf Visitor Center

Join a 30-minute tour in Mandarin Chinese, featuring masterpieces from the collections.

Assistive Listening System

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Spotlight Talks: Art of Asia

1–4 pm
Gallery 176 | Vietnamese Ceramics
Gallery 179 | Korean Gallery
Gallery 271 | Chinese Sculpture Gallery
Gallery 274 | Song Dynasty Gallery
Gallery 275 | Chinese Porcelains

Visit any of the galleries for a 15-minute talk to learn about works in the collections. Join a talk at any time.

ASL Interpreted
2–4 pm
Meet at Sharf Visitor Center

Family Activities

Year of the Pig

10 am–4 pm, Gallery 168

Did you know that 2019 is the Year of the Pig? Find the small Egyptian amulet in the shape of a pig in Gallery 105A. Celebrate Lunar New Year by making a paper pig.

Blind or Low Vision Access

ASL Interpreted
10 am–Noon
Meet at Sharf Visitor Center

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Lanterns

10 am–4 pm, Shapiro Family Courtyard

Make an origami lantern to add to the community project in the Druker Family Pavilion, or to take home to display for the Lunar New Year.

Blind or Low Vision Access

ASL Interpreted
10 am–Noon
Meet at Sharf Visitor Center

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Clay Tea Cups

10 am–4 pm, Education Center in Druker Family Pavilion, Room 159

On the first day of the Chinese New Year, the younger generation offers tea to their elders. In Gallery 223, look at The Blue Cup with the woman holding a cup, then make your own cup.

Blind or Low Vision Access

ASL Interpreted
10 am–Noon
Meet at Sharf Visitor Center

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Zodiac Ink Scrolls

10 am–4 pm, Education Center in Druker Family Pavilion, Room 160

Discover your Chinese zodiac sign and paint it on a scroll. Look in the galleries to find an animal that looks like your zodiac animal.

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Sponsors

Support provided by Arbella Insurance Foundation.

Additional programming support provided by The Lowell Institute.

Lunar New Year at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is presented in partnership with Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, the Korean Cultural Society of Boston, VietAID, Vietnamese American Community of Massachusetts, and the Chinese Culture Connection.

新英格蘭華人專業人士春節聯歡2/9

大波士頓文協慶豬年新春 劉瑋珊接任會長

 【大波士頓區中華文化協會  2019年會 節目精彩溫馨熱絡】

駐波士頓臺北經濟文化辦事處處長徐佑典(左一)偕僑教中心
主任歐宏偉(右一)，向僑胞鄉親賀年，並代表僑務委員會
委員長吳新興博士頒發嘉勉函予滿任的談繼欣會長(右二)，
也轉致吳委員長給予新任會長劉瑋珊女士(左二)的賀函。

大波士頓區中華文化協會2月2日晚間假Framingham Sheraton Hotel 舉辦2019年會，由文協所屬卡啦OK社、腰鼓社、扯鈴隊、舞蹈社和京劇社等會員精心表演各類精彩節目，並安排分階段抽獎與多首排舞曲目和大家同樂，場面溫馨熱絡。

文協2019年年會請名廚王凱傑(中)

演講，與僑教中心主任歐宏偉夫婦

合影，

會長談繼欣女士今年特別請到波士頓地區知名廚師王凱傑發表專題演講，向與會人士分享其藉由美食廚藝推展文化及個中甘苦的心路歷程；王凱傑說，透過美食可以傳揚臺灣文化，尤其提及母親秦慧清女士移民美國的艱辛，並憶及文協各位姨姆嬸婆從小對他在飲食上的照顧，也是啟發他精進美食廚藝的動力。此外，他也提到目前在臺灣已有屬於自己的美食節目--「傑出任務」，歡迎喜愛廚藝的鄉親多加支持。

駐波士頓臺北經濟文化辦事處處長徐佑典夫婦偕僑教中心主任歐宏偉應邀赴宴共襄盛舉，向僑胞鄉親賀年，並代表僑務委員會委員長吳新興博士頒發嘉勉函予滿任的談繼欣會長，感謝任內協助推動各項僑務工作，同時也轉致吳委員長給予新任會長劉瑋珊女士的賀函，期許在新的一年共同為僑民及社區提供更優質的服務。(圖與文:波士頓僑教中心提供)

文協會員表演。

BPS released budget proposal

Largest-Ever BPS Budget Proposal Includes Funding to Expand Access to Exam Schools, Targeted Funds for High-Needs Students

FY20 Allocation Is $200 Million Increase Since 2014

BOSTON — Wednesday, February 6, 2019 — Tonight, Boston Public Schools (BPS) Interim Superintendent Laura Perille presented to the Boston School Committee a proposed district budget for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) of $1.139 billion, which includes targeted investments that directly support students and families, increase per-pupil spending, and expand access to exam school admissions. The proposed BPS budget represents a $26 million projected increase over the current year, and is the largest school budget in Boston’s history. Over the past six years under the leadership of Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the City’s allocation to BPS has increased by $200 million. The appropriation for next year will increase further when the City reaches a contract agreement for teachers with the Boston Teachers Union. More information on the FY20 budget proposal is available online atbostonpublicschools.org/budget. The FY20 proposal reflects Mayor Walsh’s continued commitment to invest in BPS, increasing Boston’s school budget despite facing an ongoing decline in state education funding. This comes as the Mayor joins a statewide coalition of legislators, municipalities, teachers, students and advocates in supporting the Education PROMISE Act, which would address historic inequities in state funding formulas. "Our students in Boston deserve every opportunity to receive a high-quality education, and I am proud that our record investments in the Boston Public Schools reflect that commitment," said Mayor Walsh. "Through this budget, more funding than ever before is being directed towards individual schools and students to support the enrichment of their academics. With the hard work and dedication of our committed school leaders and staff, we will keep our students on a pathway toward achieving their dreams." The FY20 budget proposal reflects an increase in per-pupil spending by 25 percent over the past six years, from about $16,500 in FY14 to $20,700 in FY20, for a total increase of $200 million. This has allowed BPS to improve its student-to-teacher-and-para ratio from 11-to-1 to 10-to-1 for every 100 students over the past six years. BPS is also proposing an additional $6 million for “soft landings” and items that serve high-need students. Soft landings are funds to support schools with declining enrollment. There are numerous targeted investments in the proposed FY20 budget that would directly benefit students and families in FY20, including: $3.8 million in new City funding to sustain access to high-quality preschool (K1) classroom seats in Boston as part of the Universal Pre-K initiative; $750,000 to facilitate improved outcomes for students in schools identified as needing the greatest amount of support; $500,000 for the BPS Office of Engagement to support improvements to family engagement at schools and at BPS Welcome Centers, where families register students for schools and receive various services; $375,000 to strengthen science instruction; $364,000 to host the exam that students must pass to gain entrance into one of the district’s three exam schools — the ISEE — in students’ current schools. This is another tool aimed at closing opportunity gaps for students of traditionally underserved backgrounds. And, $350,000 to strengthen high school pathways. (More details on these investments are found lower in this press release.) “Despite decreased funding from the state, the City of Boston and BPS are working tirelessly to provide the resources our students need to succeed,” saidBPS Interim Superintendent Laura Perille. “Our budget proposal not only gives more funding directly to schools, it supports our students who need it the most through targeted investments that help traditionally marginalized populations and those with special needs.” “The Boston School Committee appreciates the thorough and thoughtful planning that went into the FY20 budget proposal,” said Boston School Committee Chairperson Michael Loconto. “We all want the very best for each and every student in the Boston Public Schools. The School Committee looks forward to engaging in ongoing dialogue with the district and the public as we deliberate aspects of the budget proposal over the next two months.” In addition to new investments in the proposed budget, BPS would sustain the research-backed investments core to the district’s efforts to close opportunity gaps. Those include the expansion of pre-kindergarten seats (K1), the district’s hiring initiative to attract and retain the best educators, the Extended Learning Time (ELT) initiative that extended minutes in the school day, and the Excellence for All academic enrichment program in grades 4-6. Key Investments Expanding access to the exam school entrance test: BPS is allocating $364,000 to provide easier access for students wishing to take the test to attend one of the district’s three exam schools: Boston Latin School, Boston Latin Academy, and the John D. O’Bryant School for Mathematics and Science. This fall, BPS will begin providing the test to sixth-grade students in the schools they are currently attending. For many years, students have had to travel to one of a handful of testing locations on a Saturday in November, which can pose barriers for students from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. This funding would help with family engagement and communication about the ISEE, expanding test facilitation and the use of test proctors in conjunction with ERB, the company that provides the ISEE assessment. This funding follows multiple years of investment by BPS, Mayor Walsh, and partners to expand access to test preparation through the Exam School Initiative program. Strengthening science instruction: BPS is investing $375,000 to ensure equitable access to Next Generation Standards-aligned science instruction in the elementary grades. The funding will also support professional development for teachers. This comes as BPS aims to improve the percentage of students scoring advanced or proficient in science on state assessments, and as the state accountability system begins putting an increased weight on science proficiency. Strengthening high school pathways: BPS is allocating $350,000 toward efforts to assist high school students, including those who are not on track to graduate high school on time. This includes expanding the use of a technology-based system, Naviance, that provides interactive college- and career-readiness assessment tools and a data system to better identify “early warning indicators” for students who may be falling off-track for graduation. This $350,000 is in addition to $1.6 million provided to school budgets to support high school students and the expansion of vocational programming. Assisting schools in greatest need of support: BPS will provide $750,000 to provide professional development and coaching focused on both improving instruction and providing appropriate supports for students in schools identified as having the greatest need for support toward student achievement. Family Engagement Support: About $500,000 will be provided to the BPS Office of Engagement to support family engagement at schools across the district and improve services at BPS Welcome Centers. This includes the creation of a staff position to provide coaching and technical assistance to school administrators on improving family engagement efforts, along with funding to support increased customer service, quality control, and upgrades aimed at improving the experiences for families using Welcome Centers for registration and other purposes. Education PROMISE Act As the City of Boston’s investments in Boston Public Schools has grown considerably over the past several years, state funding has lagged behind. Inequities in the Commonwealth's education funding formulas have failed urban school districts, like Boston, which educate the majority of economically disadvantaged students, English learners and special education students in the state. The current education funding formulas result in less net state funding every year for BPS students. Under the Baker Administration’s education bill, the net state aid to Boston would decrease by at least $12 million between FY19 and FY20 alone. If the status quo persists and these formulas are not changed, in two years, Boston will receive no state education aid to support the City's 55,000 BPS students. To create a more equitable education funding system, Boston is proud to support The Education PROMISE Act that builds upon the important work of the state-appointed Foundation Budget Review Commission by updating and amending the state education funding formula to better reflect the reality of educating complex, high-need students, like those in Boston. This proposal will also support the high needs of the student populations cities educate and ensure baseline funding levels that guarantee a predictable funding stream for districts. The Education PROMISE Act provides certainty and sustainability that would enable districts to fund their own education priorities, such as Boston's desire to implement universal pre-K, close persistent achievement gaps, and provide a 21st-century learning environment to all of Boston's students.  Weighted Student Funding BPS determines how much funding each individual school receives largely through a formula called Weighted Student Funding (WSF). Established in 2011, WSF allows for the distribution of resources in an equitable manner based on the needs of students. Through WSF, dollars follow students. Each school is provided a specific allocation based on the number of students it has, and each student is assigned a “weight” based on their individual needs. Students who are designated as having special needs, English learners, or another classification such as homelessness, will receive a higher weight, which means more funding. WSF also provides principals and headmasters flexibility in how to spend their allocations based on their schools’ unique needs. For schools with enrollment declines that would negatively impact its funding allocation under the WSF formula, BPS provides “soft landings,” which are financial supports in order to maintain stability. BPS is increasing its support for schools with enrollment declines by absorbing changes up to 2 percent in any school budget. This is an increase from 1 percent in FY19. At the Mattahunt Elementary School in Mattapan, Principal Walter Henderson says Weighted Student Funding has helped provide for crucial resources to serve his students with special needs, which make up about one-third of the students who attend the school.   “Weighted Student Funding is allowing the Mattahunt School to maximize every dollar for our students with special needs, including those with autism,” Henderson said. “Because Weighted Student Funding was designed to help provide resources to the students with the highest need, we're able to make certain investments next year, like hire an additional paraprofessional and purchase more technology." Opportunity Index The Opportunity Index is a tool that BPS developed last year to better identify student need. The district began using the tool in the current fiscal year to allocate specific centrally-based funds to schools in a more equitable manner than was done previously. Through the Opportunity Index, each BPS school is provided an Opportunity Index score annually, and schools with the highest scores indicate the highest need for resources. The scores are compiled through numerous factors, such as academic outcomes, attendance rates, neighborhood violence, socioeconomic status, and more. BPS first used the Opportunity Index in FY19 to provide nearly $6 million in funds for community partnerships based in the BPS Central Office to schools with the highest Opportunity Index scores. Community partnerships often involve extracurricular activities and after-school programs. This did not affect community partnerships that were facilitated through individual schools. Wes Enicks, the executive director of Generations Incorporated, a community organization that provides literacy instruction for early elementary students, said the use of the Opportunity Index has helped his organization provide for students who need it the most. “The Opportunity Index has bolstered our mission of serving communities where opportunity gaps exist in literacy proficiency,” Enicks said. “This tool has helped ensure that Generations Incorporated is allocating our resources in a thoughtful, deliberate manner that reaches students in the greatest need of support.” For FY20, the Opportunity Index would continue to be applied to partnership funds. In addition, the district is building upon another source of resources for schools, “School Support Funds,” which are allocated with the Opportunity Index and can be used at the school’s discretion. Funding in that area will increase from $3 million to $5 million under the FY20 proposal. Long Term Financial Plan The FY20 budget proposal is informed by the work of the BPS Long Term Financial Plan, and in particular, the investment framework developed by the Budget Equity Workgroup. Parents, school leaders, and other stakeholders dedicated their time to that effort, which informs our budgeting process today.