Wellbeing & Culture

Ramadan

Ramadan Mubarak! Happy Ramadan to our Islamic Community. 

In Melbourne, the Islamic holy month of Ramadan runs from March 10 to April 9.

Ramadan is a sacred month in the Islamic calendar.   Those of the Islamic faith will dedicate their time to fasting, prayer, and reflection.  A reminder for students to be mindful of other students who might be fasting during this period. 

Cultural Diversity Week 

Every year in March, Victoria celebrates multicultural communities.  Cultural Diversity Week will run next week 18th to 24th of March 2024. 

Harmony Day

Harmony Day is next week on Thursday 21 March and focuses on multiculturism. 

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“Harmony Week is the celebration that recognises our diversity and brings together Australians from all different backgrounds.

It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone.” https://www.harmony.gov.au/

On Thursday 21st of March, students are invited to celebrate their diverse background on Harmony Day.  This may involve wearing traditional cultural clothing, a splash of their cultural colours (eg flag or traditional colours), or orange for Harmony Day. 

Respectfully we ask that students don’t wear club sport jerseys.

To celebrate Harmony day, we will also have some special activities in the Wellbeing garden at Recess where we invite students to come and participate in international games that we have collected especially for the day.

Kelly Goodgame – On behalf of the Wellbeing and Culture Team