Midwest Chinese Academy

🐉 Celebrate the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival at the The Iowa Children's Museum!

Join Dragon Boat Festival storytime and mini Chinese lesson at 11:00 AM, plus hands-on activities including zongzi-making and on-land boat fun throughout the morning.

📅 June 21
⏰ 9:00 AM–Noon (11:00 storytime)
📍 Iowa Children's Museum

Tag a friend who would enjoy this cultural adventure! 📚

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Chinese Dragon Boat Festival (with Midwest Chinese Academy) - Iowa Children's Museum Celebrate traditions of the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival with the Midwest Chinese Academy at The Iowa Children’s Museum! This immersive experience brings ancient customs to life with a storytime with Dr. Donglin Chai and hands-on activities that […]

☀️ Final Call - Chinese Summer Camp ☀️

For families curious about Chinese (Mandarin) but unsure where to begin, this camp helps children and pre-teens, ages 6-12, begin speaking from day one. Designed for true beginners, with flexible age- and level-based grouping so campers feel comfortable and engaged. Mornings build conversational skills, while afternoons bring movement through dragon and lion dance rehearsal. Stories, crafts, music, and games are woven throughout the day, with fun chopsticks practice at lunch and Chinese used naturally for daily routines. Through this immersion-style, play-based experience, campers develop cognitive flexibility, musical sensitivity to tone, near-native pronunciation, and cultural intelligence. T-shirt included while supplies last. Half day or combine both sessions for a full day.

Given the strong ongoing interest, a conversational skills session will be available again for PM-only students.

📅 June 22–26
🕘 9am–noon (full); noon–3pm (still available!)
📍 North Liberty Rec Center
👕 T-shirt included while supplies last

More info: midwestchinese.org/programs/summer-camp

This Thursday, North Liberty Summer Lunch & Fun will be generously sponsored by Golden Apple Buffet in Cedar Rapids! 🍎

📍 Ranshaw House Lawn
🕦 11:30 AM

Golden Apple has become our family's favorite no-school-day lunch spots. On our first visits, they even gave the kids cute training chopsticks, which sparked a lot of excitement about learning this challenging skill. ❤️

My favorites are the pho loaded with beef tripe, sushi, and fried rice noodles. My child votes for the pizza and ice cream! 🍜🍣🍕🍦

A big thank-you to for supporting local families. We hope to see you there!

📚🐉 A fun morning at the Iowa City Farmers Market!

Families explored our Chinese Mobile Library and tried out dragon dance with MCA volunteers. Thank you to everyone who stopped by!

We'll be back Saturday, July 11, 9:00 AM–Noon. Come say hello, browse books, and join the fun.

📣 Tag a friend who should visit us next time!

A great audience for the Dragon Boat Festival Storytime! 🐉📖 Thank you for joining us. We hope you enjoyed the pop-up book and learning about the Dragon Boat Festival. See you again soon! 💗 North Liberty Library iStroll Iowa City

🐉 Dragon Boat Festival Morning!

📍 Ranshaw House lawn (515 Community Dr.)
🚶‍♀️ 9:30 AM – Free family workout with iStroll Iowa City
📚 10:30 AM – Chinese Dragon Boat Festival Storytime with Dr. Chai & North Liberty Library
🍽️ 11:30 AM – North Liberty Summer Lunch & Fun, served by iStroll Iowa City

Come move, sing, read, and celebrate with us! Families and children of all ages are welcome. 🌞📖🐲💪

We are very excited to join and welcome everyone from all backgrounds! ❤️

📚 Join us this Saturday, June 13 at 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM at the Iowa City Farmers Market (Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp)!

🐼 Panda stickers
📚 Chinese Mobile Library
🎨 Craft station
☀️ Chinese Summer Camp info

Grab a book, enjoy a story here, and simply return it when you’re done 📖✨ Most titles include English translations on every page, making it easy for readers of all backgrounds to explore together. Brand new children’s books from China 🇨🇳 for curious little hands and big discoveries 🌏🐼 We’d love to see you there!

Due to the adverse weather we are canceling the SPEAK! Chinese demo this morning. Stay tuned for a reschedule! ❤️

Our Spring Term has come to a successful close! 🌸

We are so proud of all our students who persevered through the season, showed up week after week, actively participated, and grew a little more each time. Along the way, Chinese skills developed, confidence grew, and new friendships formed.

Be proud of yourselves and all that you accomplished. Enjoy a well-deserved break, and we look forward to seeing many of you again at Summer Camp! ☀️🐼