SJV Harmony Day 2022

Did you know.....

• Nearly half (49 percent) of Australians were born overseas or have at least one parent who was. 
• In Australia, we identify with over 300 ancestries. 
• Since 1945, more than 7.5 million people have migrated to Australia.
• 85 percent of Australians agree multiculturalism has been good for Australia. 
• Apart from English, the most common languages spoken in Australia are Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Italian, Greek, Tagalog/Filipino, Hindi, Spanish, and Punjabi. 
• More than 70 Indigenous languages are spoken in Australia.

SJV - Harmony Day 2022 - Save-the-Date

At our school, we have students and families of more than 40 different nationalities and we are proud of our multicultural community. Therefore, on Harmony Day 2022 on Monday 21st March the students will participate in activities that celebrate and recognise diversity and inclusion in Australia and at St John Vianney’s. Our students will participate in activities that take place during the day as well as celebrate our multicultural diversity during our Harmony Day Liturgy. 

To celebrate Harmony Day, students can come dressed in one of the following options:

1. In the traditional costume/dress of their home country or their parents’ country of birth;
2. In the colour orange (the traditional colour of Harmony Day);
3. In school uniform with a touch of orange.

Please note: it is not a free dress day. Please choose from one of the above options. Students might choose to bring a small flag from their country or drape a large flag over their shoulders.

We look forward to the great spectacle of colours and traditional costumes on the 21st of March and celebrating our cultural diversity with over 40 countries represented here at St. John Vianney’s Primary School Mulgrave. More information will follow in the next newsletter.