Wellbeing and Engagement
Harmony Day
Harmony Day in Australia. The overall message of Harmony Day promotes social cohesion and racial harmony, and it is expressed through community participation, inclusiveness, celebrating diversity, respect and belonging. The designated colour for Harmony Day is orange.
What you can do to participate in Harmony Day on Sunday 21st March?
- Wrap orange ribbons around furniture, trees and play equipment.
- Ask children to wear orange and/or brightly coloured clothes or a traditional outfit from their culture.
- Turn your lunchtime meal orange with rockmelon, mandarins, carrots, orange cheese, curried chicken and whatever else you can think of.
- Plant a harmony tree or plant to celebrate diversity.
- Read poems and stories, play games and listen to music which reflects the cultural diversity.
- Offer children the opportunity to draw paintings and create art which reflects their understanding of diversity.
- Listen to music from a range of countries and ask children to paint what they hear with different colours and brushstrokes.
- Give children the opportunity to dance to music from different countries.
- Make a collage to celebrate the diversity of your family.
- Find a traditional song that is sung in a range of languages e.g. 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'. Learn the song in another language.
- Ask your children to share an object that is special to your family and talk about it.
Recies-for-Harmony.pdf
CSEF
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund provides payments for eligible students to attend activities like:
- school camps or trips
- swimming and school-organised sport programs
- outdoor education programs
- excursions and incursions.
- uniform package for Foundation students
Payments are $125 per Primary School aged student, per year student per year.
Please contact the office to fill in relevant documents, if you have a Healthcare Card and you qualify for this funding.