Assistant Principals' Report

Diversity Week

Our Diversity Day assembly showed a strong sense of ‘Respect for Diversity’. Our Victorian Multicultural Commissioner, Helen Kapalos, showed through her speech, how diversity helps to lift, motivate and inspire individual and community achievement.

Students competently performed African Music and dancing, Kiribati dance, Solomon Island, Cook Island and Samoan dancing, Haka and Hip Hop dancing.

Elishma from 8C proudly danced to an upbeat song from the Solomon Islands.

“My Nana taught me to dance to this song to welcome guests to a special occasion such as a Birthday. My father is from Kiribati, a small island slowly being decimated by sea. My mother came from the Solomon Islands, a place which is crowded, humid and is currently having heaps of roadworks. My parents came to Australia to enable us to have a good opportunity for Education in Australia.”

“My brothers Phillip from 7D and William from 11F danced and sang a lullaby song, like Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. It told a story how women gather around and wait for the men to return from a fishing trip, so they can cook fish for everyone.”

 

Year 7 and 8 students completed many workshops including:-

Aboriginal Art, Haka, Samoan Dancing, Multicultural Sports, Afro-Cuban dancing, African Jewellery and basket weaving. The workshops were generously organised by our VCAL students, Festival of Healthy Living, Melton Youth Services and our AIME (Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience) Team.

7G students were treated to a workshop from Mary who came from South Sudan and Amy whose heritage is Maori, Chinese and Scottish. Mary and Amy work for the Festival of Healthy Living Group.

Mia from 7G,

“I was shown a woven basket that Mary had made to carry food. It was woven from straw and wool. I learnt that in South Sudan you create things that the land provides. I am grateful because it reminds me of my heritage from Tonga.”

Shantel from 7G,

“I made a beautiful bracelet from different types of plastic beads. These bracelets have been made from different materials in South Sudan. I enjoyed learning about a different culture.”


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