Cultural Corner

Thank You

On Wednesday 21 March, St Norbert College staff and students joined together in a celebration of the huge diversity of nationalities that make up our College. Thanks to Fr Peter who conducted the Liturgy, which was followed by the international food fair and cultural concert. We were fortunate to have Moses from African Music Circles who provided us with the opportunity to learn a very important African cultural art of drumming and also the Indigenous face-painting workshop. The whole school shared lunch gave us an opportunity to sample foods from different countries. Families and staff generously donated food on the day. On behalf of our Harmony Day committee, I would like to thank each one of you for being generous in donating food. A special thanks to parents and staff who helped us on the day to make the celebration a great success.

Some student comments on the Harmony Day celebrations:

Harmony Day this year was very enjoyable. The celebrations commenced with a liturgy in the morning celebrating the diversity with all of the different cultures the College has within the school. After the liturgy were food stalls for lunch, I think the food stalls were amazing because students had the opportunity to bring in food for people to try from all over the world. After lunch the whole school gathered in the ORC to watch some performances presented by our very own College students. I enjoyed watching the Filipino dance group showcase their talent by dancing to music from their country. During the day students from all over the College dressed up in their beautiful traditional costumes, it was great to see all of the different backgrounds people were from. Overall Harmony Day 2018 was extremely eventful and I can't wait for next year's.

Melody Mancuveni (Year 8 - M2)

Harmony Day was great. There were lots of very delicious foods from many different countries. The African drumming was really fun as well as the Aboriginal face painting. The concert at the end of the day was very entertaining with many dances, songs and stories from people with different backgrounds.

Jaslina Pereira (Year 8 - T1)

Harmony Day. Wow! The Harmony Day liturgy was a perfect thing to start the day with as it was very interesting to listen to where all the items had come from. After the liturgy it was time for the food fair. There were so many different types of foods to try and I tried a lot and they were all delicious. After the food fair we went back into the ORC and watched the most fabulous concert. Which had some very funny and amazing parts to it. My favourite was the Bollywood dancing and the hip hop crew. I though the day was very fun and enjoyable.  

Isabella Hancock (Year 8 - X2)

Harmony Day 2018 at St Norbert College was eventful. The day officially started with a liturgy that celebrated our differences and reinforced our equality. Some wore cultural dresses and costumes that portrayed their ethnicity, whilst others wore their House uniform, which made the whole school look colourful and lively. Some brought amazing food from their country, which was served during lunch. The day was brought to an end with a school talent show which many talented people performed in, including the school dance team.

Hafsa Siddiqui (Year 8 - X3)

Mrs C Miranda (Harmony Day Coordinator)