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Check here for current SACCI news and information, archived newsletters, and a featured Chinese idiom (at left, with English translation and link to animated video below).

January 2020 Newsletter

• 2 February 2020:  Staff Meeting
• 1 March 2020: Class Group Photos - please wear school t-shirt 
• 15 March 2020: Spring Break - no school 
• 22 March 2020: 9th Annual Dictionary Contest

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November 2018 Newsletter

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November 2017       October 2017           September 2017 

During China’s Spring and Autumn Period (77—476BC), there lived a man named Qi Huang-Yang. When the emperor asked Qi who he thought would be a suitable magistrate for NanYang County, he answered, “Xie Hu would definitely do an excellent job.” The emperor was surprised at this answer and asked, “Isn’t Xie Hu your sworn enemy? How come you’re suggesting that he do the job?” Qi replied, “You only asked me who would make a suitable magistrate, you didn’t ask me whether I liked him.” So, the emperor sent Xie Hu to NanYang County, where he did many good things for the people there. A year later, the emperor once again asked Qi for a recommendation, this time for a judge, to which he got the response, “Qi Wu would definitely do an excellent job.” Once again, the emperor was surprised and asked, “Isn’t Qi Wu your son? How come you’re recommending him?” Qi replied, “You only asked me who would make a suitable judge, you didn’t ask me whether he was my son.” When Confucius heard about this, he praised Qi Huang-Yang for recommending someone for a job, solely based on that person’s ability, not allowing his personal relationship to get in the way. 

Today, the idiom 大公無私 is used to describe an impartial person who is just and fair.