Then it was Isaac's turn. His class item was a tambourine dance. I have never seen my son perform before and I thought he was brilliant. Swinging his tambourine in time to the music, and dancing in step with his classmates, wearing his shiny satin green shirt and white pants. Even the thought of spending $36 on a costume he would probably never wear again (unless shiny satin green tops come back in fashion), disappeared from my mind.

A few more classes performed and then it was time for the presentation ceremony. Class by class, the kids went up to the stage to get their certificate of kindergarten-ness, each dressed in their robe and mortarboard.

Isaac strode up confidently to get his cert and did a little curtsey to the audience. Then the class was presented to the audience and they came down the stage, two by two, to some classical music. It was like watching little Harry Potters graduating from Hogwarts.

Then the entire cohort (can you even call kindergarten kids a cohort?) gathered on stage and sang the finale songs, one in Chinese and one in English.