2025 Winter Solstice/DongZhi Celebration Potluck
2025 冬至联欢会





​​​Venue: Brand Hall @ Faith United Methodist Church, 899 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT 05403

Date: Saturday December 21, 2024 5:00 - 8:30pm

Admission: $3/person (ages 5 and under free)


VCS will host a potluck dinner to celebrate DongZhi Festival, also known as winter solstice. VCS will be providing the ingredients to make tangyuan 汤圆 (balls of glutinous rice). Tangyuan 汤圆 sounds like tuanyuan 团圆, which means reunion. Hence, the Chinese associates tangyuan with family reunions.


We will be sharing the food list, so attendees know what to expect. We recommend that the serving portion you bring equates to the number of people in your party. You may update/change the food you are bringing at any time by revisiting the following link:

Signup Sheet & Food List


Admission must be prepaid in advance via Venmo or Paypal.

Venmo: @Vermont_Chinese_School (last 4 digits of phone is 6332)

Paypal: vtchineseschool@gmail.com





Cooking & Dine: jiaozi 韭菜猪肉饺子
Chinese Chives & Pork Dumplings





​​​Venue: Brand Hall @ Faith United Methodist Church, 899 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT 05403
Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
Time: 2:00 - 4:30pm
Cost: $40
(lesson & ingredients, includes 15 jiaozi).


Jiaozi 饺子 is a type of Chinese dumpling. They are folded to resemble Chinese sycee and have great cultural significance in China. Jiaozi are one of the major dishes eaten during the Chinese New Year throughout northern China and is eaten all year round in the northern provinces. Jiaozi are popular in other parts of East Asia and in the Western world, where a fried variety is referred to as potstickers. We'll all enjoy together after making and cooking.


Please email vtchineseschool@gmail.com to sign up. Payment must be prepaid in advance via Venmo or PayPal (details will be provided at signup). Thank you!


The deadline for class registration is November 10th.









by: Bo-Yee Poon

Posted: Jan 26, 2024 / 03:19 PM EST

Updated: Jan 26, 2024 / 03:36 PM EST


South Burlington, VT- A celebration of the Lunar New Year is happening for the 30th year by the Vermont Chinese School.


Two representatives of the school, Theresa Ko and Jason Shi, joined the Morning Brew to talk about the festivities. It’s a luncheon with performances of song, dance, a skit, and martial arts.


The event is held at Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School in South Burlington on Sunday, Feb. 11, from 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm. You can get an e-ticket at Seven Days Tickets or in-person (with cash or checks) at the South Burlington High School’s lobby on Friday evenings Jan. 26 and Feb. 2 from 5:30-7. For more information visit: vtchineseschool@gmail.com​​