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While adults and youth are learning about Middlingo — the Middlebury-based language center — children of all ages are invited to join Candy Jiang for Chinese songs and crafts, a Chinese noodle bowl, and light snacks to celebrate the upcoming new year. Jiang, a native of Guangzhou in southern China, now lives in Bristol with her family.
As parents know, children absorb language easily. May Poduschnick and Joanna Doria, who started Middlingo, grew up speaking Chinese and English, and in turn have raised multilingual children here in Addison County. Middlingo has grown out of their language skills and successes, with Chinese language camps and after-school programs in Middlebury and Bristol. Through Middlingo, 3 to 12 year olds discover the language and the culture from one of the oldest civilizations in the world.