K-12 Educator Saturday Workshop: Teaching with the Chinese Garden with USCI
Sat., Sept. 20, 2025, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Free with reservation | This program is for K–12 Educators. Admission to The Huntington and lunch are included.
Educators
Ahmanson Classroom and Chinese Garden
Explore ways to incorporate the Chinese Garden into your curriculum. Hear urban planner and architect Professor Vinayak Bharne from USC discuss comparisons between gardens in the East and West, explore the Chinese Garden on a mini docent-guided tour, and practice engagement strategies you can use with your students.
This workshop is in collaboration with The Huntington and sponsored by the USC U.S.-China Institute. It is offered in partnership with the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia and with support from the Freeman Foundation.
Key Details
- This is a full-day workshop.
- This program aligns with California State Standards.
- Admission and lunch are included in the program’s cost.
- We recommend wearing comfortable shoes. A portion of the workshop involves standing and walking on stone and concrete paths.
Program Schedule
10 a.m. | Workshop begins
10:15 a.m. | Discussion: Chinese Garden with Professor Vinayak Bharne
Noon | Lunch with peers
12:30 p.m. | Docent-Tours in the Chinese Garden
1:30 p.m. | Classroom application and reflection
2 p.m. | Workshop ends
For questions about this program or accessibility needs, please email Kristin Brisbois McNutt, Educator Programs Specialist, at kbrisbois@huntington.org.
Aligning California State Standards
- VA:Pr6 Convey Meaning Through the Presentation of Artistic Work
Objects, artifacts, and artworks collected, preserved, or presented either by artists, museums, or other venues communicate meaning and a record of social, cultural, and political experiences resulting in the cultivating of appreciation and understanding. - VA:Re7.1 Perceive and Analyze Artistic Work
Individual aesthetic and empathetic awareness developed through engagement with art can lead to understanding and appreciation of self, others, the natural world, and constructed environments. - VA:Re8 Interpret Intent and Meaning in Artistic Work
People gain insights into meanings of artworks by engaging in the process of art criticism.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1
Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own ideas clearly and persuasively. - CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.2
Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
- ELD.PI.K-12.1
Exchanging information and ideas with others through oral collaborative discussions on a range of social and academic topics. - ELD.PI.K-12.3
Offering and supporting opinions and negotiating with others in communicative exchanges. - ELD.PII.K-12.6
Connecting ideas.
In-Person Class Ticketing Policies
- Advance registration is required. Tickets are not sold at the door for this event.
- To join the waitlist for this event, please email teachers@huntington.org. A space is not guaranteed, but you will be contacted if a space becomes available.
- To receive a refund, you must cancel at least 5 days prior to the event. Cancellations made within 5 days of the event will not be refunded.
- A certificate of attendance can be provided upon request.
