Celebrating diversity in Year 7 PDHPE
This term in PDHPE, Year 7 students have been immersed in learning about “The World Around Us”. This topic saw us exploring multiculturalism and diversity: we were able to enjoy different cultures in our classroom, the community and around the world! We engaged in activities that allowed us to uncover our immigration story, share cultural food and celebrate dance.
One of the most exciting events of the term was definitely Multicultural Food Day. It was a fun way to connect with our classmates and learn more about cultural traditions. In preparation for our Multicultural Food Day, each student created a recipe card that was to be included in our class cookbook. There was a lot of variety in the food shared, whether it was sweet or savoury, crunchy or soft, and the class celebrations were filled with festivity and fun!
Throughout the topic, we looked deeply into diverse cultures in unique ways. Before we began, I didn’t realise dance was such an important art in terms of expression and connection to culture. Working in groups, we each selected different traditional dances to choreograph and perform. It was fantastic to see the variety of performances including traditional Irish dancing, Hawaiian hula dancing, Greek dancing, Chinese fan dancing and many more styles. Everyone put in so much effort and the traditional accessories and costumes worn by the groups were stunning and added to the authenticity of each dance.
The activities we have engaged in this term have allowed us to gain an appreciation of the uniqueness of our peers and the diversity within our classroom.
