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NYC middle school students discuss teen issues and teach Mandarin words and phrases.

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    • Jul 17, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    YouTube Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 2:04


    The Dragon Kids recommend their favorite YouTubers and teach more words in Mandarin. Who are your favorite YouTubers? 

    Boba Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2022 2:33


    The Dragon Kids recommend their favorite bubble tea shops in NYC's Chinatown. They also discuss their favorite flavors and toppings and teach the word for boba in Mandarin. Tell The Dragon Kids your favorite bubble tea in the comments!

    Exploding Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 2:38


    The Dragon Kids have new members! Listen to our newest members as they teach you how to play Exploding Kittens.

    Dragon Kidding Around With Kamau

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 7:58


    NPR Student Podcast Challenge 2022 Honorable Mention. The Dragon Kids had the privilege of being interviewed by W. Kamau Bell for his show "United Shades of America" on CNN. This is what happened behind the scenes when a comedian and political provocateur interviewed a group of 5th grade podcasters in a public school on a Sunday during a pandemic and a snow storm. The Dragon Kids turned the tables on one of the producers and interviewed her about her cool job - one the Dragon Kids will be vying for in about 15 years!

    Drawing Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 1:49


    The Dragon Kids are back! New episodes coming soon! Today The Dragon Kids discuss drawing.

    Creating Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 8:00


    The Dragon Kids teach words in Mandarin pertaining to surrogacy and interview a NY couple who had to go through surrogacy in another state because it was illegal in New York until February 15, 2021. The Dragon Kids are Angelo Chen, Zoe Jiang, Becky Liu, Si Chen Xu, and Leo Yu, 7th graders at PS 126/MAT in NYC, and Amanda Chen and Joyce Jiang, high school mentors from School of the Future. The Dragon Kids were all once English language learners and students of Ms. Patterson, who teaches ENL at PS 126/MAT.  Original music by Angelo Chen, 7th grade, PS 126/MAT. Vocals by Sophie Redvers, 9th grade, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. This episode was made remotely on Google Classroom.

    Book Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 5:43


    The Dragon Kids review books and candy kits they received in the mail. They also teach you the Mandarin words for book, candy, and a few colors. This episode was recorded remotely. 

    Masked Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 8:50


    Our award-winning podcast about the early days of life during the time of the Coronavirus. This is NPR's Student Podcast Challenge winning middle school podcast of 2020. The Dragon Kids discuss what it is like being Chinese American during the pandemic. We also teach Mandarin words pertaining to the coronavirus.  Please be kind to one another!

    Remote Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 6:33


    The Dragon Kids discuss how they feel about remote learning. We also hear from first graders and a high school student. All audio was done remotely. 

    Pop Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 4:10


    The Dragon Kids teach you the word for music and discuss KPop and CPop. They also tell you where to get great rice balls.

    Lunar Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 6:45


     The Dragon Kids talk about Chinese New Year traditions and delicious bubble tea. Please subscribe and give us 5 stars if you enjoyed this episode!

    Sweet Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 7:11


    The Dragon Kids teach you the Mandarin word for sweet. They also talk about the 3 different kinds of dragonfruit and possible dangerous food combinations.

    Family Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 5:20


    The Dragon Kids talk about family and where to get great soup dumplings. 

    Testing Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2019 5:15


    The Dragon Kids talk about NYC high school admissions tests and candy. Thanks for subscribing! 

    Kind Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2019 2:59


    The Dragon Kids talk about kindness and donuts. Thank you to all our Donors Choose donors! 

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