Cultural Day

Cultural Dish Donations Wanted - Cultural Day Shared lunch

Dear Parents, Staff, and Students,

Homestead Senior Secondary College is proud to be a vibrant, multicultural community, with students and staff representing more than 85 countries from around the world.

We are excited to announce that our annual Cultural Day celebration will take place on Friday, May 29th. This special event is an opportunity for our whole school community to come together and celebrate our rich diversity through cultural dress, performances, and food. On this day we offer both a shared lunch and a fund raiser bbq as things that Homesteaders can participate in on the day. This email is to outline both of these options to you. 

The Shared Lunch

Food is a universal language, and we believe it’s a wonderful way to learn about and appreciate different cultures. As part of the day, we invite all staff and students to bring a cultural dish to share at our whole-school shared lunch. Dishes don’t need to be large—small sample-sized portions are just as welcome and appreciated!

Important Information for Dish Contributions:

• Please include an ingredients list with your dish to help those with allergies make informed choices.
• Food donations can be reheated or refrigerated prior to serving if necessary.
• Please clearly label containers with your name so they can be returned afterward.
• Dishes don’t need to be large—small dishes are welcome
• All cultures are welcome to donate food
• Dishes should be delivered to the Homestead Cafe in the PAPE building before school or to Reception if it is during the school day. 

If you would like to donate a dish, please complete this Google formto help us prepare for the event.

The Fundraiser BBQ

Homestead will also be running a BBQ on the day that will be offering items that will be sold $2 per item as a charity fundraiser. The profit raised by Homestead's BBQ will be split between:

• Western Chances - An Education Based Organisation that provides scholarships to students from the West who are high achieving academically but are challenged financially
• State School Relief - An organisation that supports young people with uniform and resources for school. 

Students should still bring some snacks or their lunch on the day to ensure they have enough food to fuel their bodies appropriately.

Our Cafe will be closed at lunchtime on that day but the Canteen will be available.

If you have any questions about Cultural Day, please feel free to contact Bec Collins via email at:

📧 Bec.Collins@education.vic.gov.au

We look forward to a fantastic celebration and thank you for your support in making this event meaningful for our community!

Kind regards, Bec Collins on behalf of 

Homestead Senior Secondary College

Cultural Day Style Guide 

Cultural Day allows our students to be out of uniform however, it is not a casual dress day. We have created a Style Guide for this event that informs the parents and the students on what is permitted on the day. We really encourage all students to embrace the spirit of the day by getting involved.

Students who do choose to wear their school uniform need to wear it as per the daily standard. 

Cultural Day Running Guide For Students