From Stories to STEAM
The "Little Trumpet" story time, a renowned children's program from China National Radio that began in the 1950s, has evolved through the efforts of fifty dedicated volunteers from diverse fields. This expansion integrates the beloved stories into all areas of STEAM, aiming to spark children's interest in these subjects. The initiative has successfully engaged over 2,000 local families in the Bay Area, supported by major public libraries, and hosted hundreds of significant Chinese story events between September 2018 and March 2020. The innovative "from story to STEAM" concept represents the beginning of this transformative journey.
About Little Trumpet
Who is Little Trumpet?
"Little Trumpet" is the only high-quality story library with national recognition in China. Relying on the children's program "Little Trumpet Began to Broadcast" that began in the 60s of the Central People's Radio, in addition to audio, it has been expanded to high-quality picture books and animation. Carrying the childhood memories of generations.
Who are we?
We are a group of Chinese parents in Silicon Valley. We have engineers, media professionals, picture book experts, scientists, psychological counselors, designers, photographers, and education experts. With the ideal of young children and young people, we introduce national high-quality content resources in a purely public welfare way, and look forward to accompanying our children to grow up overseas, jumping out of the dilemma of learning Chinese for the sake of learning Chinese, making Chinese a fun and tool, and obtaining comprehensive nutrients from STEAM.
What's the story?
Stories, especially picture book stories, are the best entrance for children to learn language, open their eyes to the window of the world, and discover the treasure trove of beauty and appreciation.
How do we tell a story?
Starts from the story and does not stop at the story, which is both professional and divergent.
From history to modernity, from story to life, from China to the world, from tradition to innovation. From literacy to painting, from reading to walking, focusing on science, aesthetics, encouraging field exploration and hands-on, not only imparting knowledge but also life experience, combined with music singing and dancing, interesting recognition and reading of Chinese
