You donation will directly benefit Venice High School’s Mandarin Immersion Program. Our donation ask for each family is $200. Here are examples of what your contributions will help fund:

• Fund Mandarin Immersion classroom text books

• Ponddy reader membership

• Learn Chinese and Quizlet for teaching

• Field trip to Huntington Library Chinese Garden

• Fund Chinese Club needs

• Cultural celebrations such as

  • Moon festival

  • Lunar New Year celebration with lion dance performance and sugar painting

  • AAPI month events and celebration banquet

• In classroom cultural experiences

  • Chinese calligraphy workshop and supplies

  • Chinese ethnic group costumes and Kongfu custumes.

  • Food projects: Zongzi (rice dumpling), baozi (bao), hotpot, dumping, yuanxiao (Sweet sticky rice balls) and moon cake for teaching and students' collaboration.

  • Chinese posters of Qingming River Map, Chinese map and Chinese flag.

  • Culture project materials for making Chinese Lanterns, Chinese landscape painting, Chinese Peking opera mask

• Volunteer, mentorship, and community building opportunities through DragonSprouts Ambassadors for high school

• Chinese short story books and novels

Any donation can be earmarked for a specific purpose. If you wish to earmark your donation, please specify in the “Dedicate This” section or contact us at nihao@dragonsprouts.org.

For example: In honor of: Jane Doe, 4th Grade.

Other ways to donate

1. Donate via Zelle at: venicehighmi@dragonsprouts.org, notating your email address (for tax receipt), your child’s name and grade.

2. Donate via Paypal here, notating your email address (for tax receipt), your child’s name, school, and grade.

3. Mail us a personal check at: P.O. Box 661613, Los Angeles, CA 90066, notating your email address (for tax receipt), your child’s name and grade.