This was the question raised at the end of the day assembly Friday at school!! We celebrated United Nations Day with all communities showcasing their individualism, but coming together as a school to support world peace! United Nations day is one of my favorite days at the school and this year, because I am on the PFO, I was able to be very involved!
The morning began with the Parade of Nations where all students participated in their national costumes. I love the Asian costumes - they are so elaborate and colorful. We dressed in red, white, and blue. El had on her flag skirt and the boys had their baseball caps on - that’s the best we could do! After the parade we all gathered on the field and had a school wide picture taken. They always put us into cool designs and this year we were in the compass model (which I will explain in a bit). After the picture, we proceeded to the gymnasium where there was a concert with different acts from many of the countries represented at our school. The acts this year were quite good - the kids all loved a can can dance done by some of the French girls - it was very high energy and involved a bit of flashing there bottom sides!! After the concert the children all went to workshops where they discussed ways to be responsible global citizens. This year they focused on the compass model which suggests that when making a decision we think about how that decision affects Nature, Society, Economy, and Well Being.
The PFO sponsors an International lunch that feeds the entire school and some members of our neighboring Japanese School. In total we fed about 700 people! It was amazing to see all of the food that the different nationalities brought to share! I tried to be adventurous, but after serving food for 2 hours, I really just wanted some comfort foods!
It was a great day and fun to see everyone come together!!
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