MULTICULTURAL WEEK
"Australia's culture is as broad and diverse as Australia's landscape. From food all the way to lifestyle, Australia is a multicultural and a multiracial nation.This is reflective of our school, and one of our PRIDE values - Diversity. Multicultural Week wasn't only about embracing your own culture, but also about becoming more culturally aware and accepting of other cultures. The SRC and the SPC carried out a range of multicultural activities, which encouraged student participation and accentuated the school’s diverse and harmonious culture."
4th AUGUST - 15th AUGUST
THE ACTIVITIES:
This Is Me Initiative
Celebrating diversity extends beyond enthinicity and personal backgrounds. Your nationality doesn't define you - your values and beliefs do.
4th and 8th of AUGUST
This year, the "This Is Me" initiative celebrated the diverse values, beliefs and loves of the students of Macarthur Girls High School.
Thank you to all the teachers and students who got involved! See the photos below to view what matters to students and staff at Macarthur Girls
Monday 11th of AUGUST
In week 4, students submitted their personal positive opinions of various cultures on pieces of decorative paper through stalls run by the SRC. The positive cultural opinions were the hung on the positivitree for all students to view, allowing students to learn about different cultures
Multicultural Positivitree
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Small laminated flags of various nations were also hung on the following days and students were able to guess the country of the flag.
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Roll Call Cutrural Quiz
12th and 13th of AUGUST
A quiz of 20 questions based on world and cultural knowledge, was completed in Roll Call. Everyone was encouraged to share ideas and knowledge of various cultures to try and answer the questions.
Well done to all Roll Calls for participating in the quiz, and congratulations to the winning Roll Call 9R6, Ms Smyth’s Roll Call
Around the World Race
Wednesday 13th AUGUST
The SRC & SPC invited students to participate in teams made up of different ethnicities, to complete activities similar to those of 'the Amazing Race.' In order to complete this circuit the teams undertook athleticism, and cultural based activities.
Well done to all the teams who participated! Sadly the teacher team were disqualified due to a team member not cutting their paper hand out correctly. Congratulations to the winning team, Group 10!
Thursday 14th AUGUST
The SRC organised numerous food stalls, which presented the cuisines of a variety of different cultures and ethnicities’ represented by students within the school. These stalls were held during lunch and were situated within the quadrangle.
Thank you to all the students who purchased tokens to purchase these foods! As a school we raised $2500 for Oz Harvest, helping the less fortunate
Food & Cultural Stall
Students were encouraged to experience not only the taste of diverse food stalls but also world cultures and traditions, in the forms of stalls. Stalls, such as Henna, Origami-making, Chinese/ Japanese Calligraphy and more, were set up by students, to provide unique cultural experiences for other students to enjoy for free!
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Thank you to all the staff and students who bought food tokens and induldged in cultural food, as a school we raised over $2500!
All profits made from this event went to a charity called Oz Harvest, who help feed the homeless! By indulging in delicious cultural food, students not only experienced the taste of diversity but also helped the less fortunate!
Thank you to Oz Harvest for showing MGHS some love early this October! This is from their Facebook page:
Friday 15th AUGUST
As the final activity of Multicultural Week, the SRC planned a whole-school concert of dance, music, and drama from various countries. It was also a day where all students were able to wear cultural attire.
Talented students and staff took the floor and showed the school their innovating cultural performances. At the end, everyone was able to perform the famous Australian line dance ‘The Nutbush.’
Thank you to all the students and teachers who took part in these performances, they were excellent!
Finale Concert
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