TENBY CELEBRATES DIVERSITY WITH INTERNATIONAL DAY
An annual event in Tenby Schools, International Day is a wonderful opportunity to open up windows of perspective into different cultures around the world. It is a day to celebrate our values of harmony and international-mindedness across the primary schools.It has been a really busy week with teachers, students and parents scrambling frantically to dress up their classrooms to transform them into different countries. After all that meritorious effort, it was finally THE day to kick back and enjoy, albeit only for 1 hour; and to soak in the myriad of cultural colours and savour the plethora of foods from around the world. A much more structured event this year, children entertained visitors from other classes and introduced them to their chosen countries, in between specialist classes. Yes, there was no let up in learning, even on International Day, and specialist classes went on as normal.
As a parent of a child in Year 6E, I was privileged to witness first hand, the amount of effort the students, teacher and supportive parents put in, into International Day preparations. In Kenya, where people were divided by poverty, united by football; children find pleasure in making their own balls out of recycled plastic bags, newspapers and strings. Students had fun creating their own makeshift footballs and kicking them around! More importantly, the message was clear that Kenyans possess the resilience and ingenuity to overcome challenging environments, admirable traits indeed.
International Day is a fun and engaging way to:-
Wear your country's national costume!
Watch the parade of nations!
Enjoy cultural performances!
Sample foods from around the world!
Just immerse yourselves into the festivities and celebrate the wonderful cultural diversity! I am already looking forward to an even better International Day next year!
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| The parade was a feast for the eyes...what a kaleidoscope of colours! Campus principal, Andrew Auster shows how it's done, in a blazing red mop top! |
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6E was transformed into Magical Kenya with abundant wildlife and overhanging vines.
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| 6T was a burst of colours and flavours! |
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| You have to admire the handiwork that went into the creation of Spain. Look at the "mosaics!" |
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| Enchanting! |
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| I was amazed at the sheer creativity and artistry of Egypt...wonderful! |
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| Trumpet-blaring and lots of fun going on in here...!!! |
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| Mesmerizing decorations and generous food sampling in virtually every class you stepped into. Kudos to the teachers, students and parents for the splendid set-ups! |
Photographs courtesy of Amelia Hooi, Toni Colbron and Julia Oh
Article by Julia Oh
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