Harmony Day

Last Friday, on the 25th March, Essex Heights celebrated Harmony Day. Students and teachers dressed in cultural or orange clothes, and brought a gold coin donation for the Migrant Information Centre, Box Hill. We raised $266. Thank you to everybody who donated a gold coin on the day. At the end of the day the school also held a parade so that students could see each other and other grades in their beautiful cultural and orange clothes.

Harmony Day is all about celebrating cultural diversity and learning about different countries and their people. We honour Harmony Day at our school because our school is a kind and diverse place, and because diversity is so important and common in our school. Harmony Day is a special day at Essex Heights.

Harmony Day Art Competition

To get students even more involved in Harmony Day, Essex Heights is taking part in the Moving Forward Together Harmony Day Poster Competition. This year’s theme is Celebrating Harmony. All students are able to enter this competition. Entries should be A3 and can be made from any traditional media, including pastel, oil pastel, pen, pencil, charcoal, acrylics, watercolour, oils, mixed media, collage or other materials. Entries must be original. Group artworks are allowed, and entries are due by next Thursday, 7th of April. Categories are based on the student’s school year for 2022. These are the prizes for each category:

• Competition Winner:  Primary & Secondary - $500 each
• Regional Winners:  Primary & Secondary - $150 in each region
• Competition Winner’s School:  Primary & Secondary - $500 each

For more information on this competition, go under the Poster Competition tab on the Moving Forward Together website. Good luck!

by Alana C, Art Captain