By Tate Papworth
Albanvale Primary School paid special tribute to the unique cultures which help shape the school last week.
As part of Harmony Day, the school hosted a variety of activities, each showcasing a different culture.
Albanvale Primary School leading teacher Michael Uzunovski said it was a day of enjoyment and learning.
“We had a look at a lot of our data and
noticed just over 80 per cent of our kids speak another language other than English at home,” he said.
“So we thought it would be really exciting to celebrate that diversity, come together and recognise everything that makes us Albanvale.”
Mr Uzunovski said while the school had celebrated Harmony Day in the past, it wanted to really highlight it this year.
“We wanted to really bring the idea of harmony together and make it a really big profile in a large-scale way,” he said.
“We wanted to involve all the teachers and really recognise the traditions and the celebrations of the countries that they all come from.
“We dedicated the whole day so that the children have the opportunity to immerse themselves in all the different nationalities.”
The school celebrated 13 different nationalities during the day including; Burmese, Vietnamese, Albanian, Australian and Serbian.
Mr Uzunovski said he hoped it would be a regular event for the school.
“We’ve marked this one down in the calendar for many years to come.”
