Joseph A. Gibson’s Culture Day Presentations
– Feb. 15
**Hard copies were sent home with the youngest member of each family**
As part of
our board and school initiative of equity and inclusivity, on February 15th,
we are holding our first Culture Day! For Culture Day, we are asking for 16
volunteers from our parents/grandparents/guardians and community members to
prepare a 20-25 minute presentation on their culture. We are looking for
variety, as we would like to represent as many nations and cultures as
possible. Consider it like being an ambassador for your home-country.
In the
afternoon of February 15th, each student will carry a passport and
rotate to 3 different classes where our Volunteer Ambassadors will give their
presentation. After each presentation, classes will rotate to a different
presentation.
In order to
ensure that presentations by volunteers are geared to a certain age-level, the
primary classes will only rotate within other primary classrooms, and the
junior and intermediate classes (Gr. 4-8) will rotate amongst other junior and
intermediate classes.
Below are some
suggestions of what presentations from our Volunteer Cultural Ambassadors could
look like:
- A slide show that you can present and speak to that showcases architecture, art, music, dance, language, geographical features, and demographic features from your homeland.
- Clothing that is worn or shown that represents your culture, or the clothing that would have been worn before globalization of consumer clothing. Ornament the classroom with decorations such as wall-hangings and posters, or beaded door entries, that represent your culture.
- Have a song playing as students enter and exit the classroom that represents your culture.
- Have some simple phrases written on the whiteboard in your home language that you can teach to the students.
- Lead the students through a song or dance that is representative of the culture.
- Offer 5 minutes of question time at the end of your presentation.
If you would
like, you can present on your own or pair up with another person to present
together. If you are interested in being one of our Volunteer Cultural
Ambassadors on that afternoon, please fill out the submission below and
return to Mr. Cipollone or Mrs. Fischer by January 30th
Thank you in
advance for your contributions in helping our students appreciate the cultures
that make up our community.
Sincerely,
D. Cipollone
I am
interested in being one of the Volunteer Cultural Ambassadors during the
afternoon of Thursday, February 15th,
2018.
Name of
Presenter(s):_________________________________________________
Student
Name:______________________________________________________
Cultural
Presentation Proposal:_________________________________________
Signature: __________________________________________
Contact
Information: ___________________________________
