{"id":19757,"date":"2026-02-24T14:06:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=19757"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:06:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:06:46","slug":"director-of-mary-bailey-house-and-oosh-14","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/article\/director-of-mary-bailey-house-and-oosh-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Director of Mary Bailey House and OOSH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Celebrating Lunar New Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past week our MBH children have learnt about Lunar New Year and how it\u2019s celebrated in Korea, China, Malaysia and Vietnam from MBH teachers, educators and their friends. Decoration, dance, music, clothing, food, art and writing were all featured in the program. The children created Chinese lanterns, made Korean rice cakes, watched, drew and created dancing dragons and lions. They learnt about clothing from children bringing in and wearing wore costumes from home. They also shared moments about how their families celebrated Lunar New Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The experience aligns with the MBH Cultural Diversity and Community Plan purpose to create an inclusive learning environment where children, families and educators feel respected, valued and connected. The plan supports cultural diversity, builds strong community partnerships and promotes children&#8217;s sense of belonging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jackie Baxter<\/strong><br>Director of Mary Bailey House and OOSH<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/02\/Chinese-Lions.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"19871\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/02\/Chinese-Lions-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/02\/Chinese-Lions-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/02\/Chinese-Lions-300x225.jpg 300w, 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