Kobe Bryant helping to teach Mandarin Chinese at Natomas Middle School? Yes!
A book featuring quotes from the basketball star was among 81 different Mandarin books presented to the Panthers by State Librarian Greg Lucas today. They were a free gift from China’s Jiangsu province, one of California’s sister states worldwide.
The gift is particularly exciting because of Natomas Middle School’s ties to the Chinese language. Every Panther can take Mandarin or Spanish to fulfill their International Baccalaureate requirement in world language. The new books — on topics from architecture to calligraphy to “Gone with the Wind” — allow Mandarin students to extend their studies far beyond textbooks.
Principal Shea Borges called the gift a “wonderful opportunity” for the school, its students, and its IB program.
