Harmony Week at the College
Amaroo and Girralong committees collaborated in Week 9 to provide a range of activities for the staff and students to enjoy and to celebrate our College diversity.
A week of cultural activities and College unity
Two of the week-long initiatives started on Monday, where we displayed flags from all over the world and held a ‘Find the Flag’ scavenger hunt for students to find small flags hidden around the College.
On Monday, students from the Amaroo and Girralong committees also handed out orange ribbons and bookmarks as a way to get everyone into the Harmony Week spirit. At lunch, we also held a mixed teacher vs student chairball match, where Japan and France went head to head. Teachers and students went up against each other, with the final game being Year 12 vs the teachers. Congratulations to Japan for winning against France!
Tuesday lunchtime we held a mixed teacher/student soccer match with the countries being Italy vs Brazil. With 10 seconds to go before the end of the game, Brazil managed to score a goal, giving them a win of 1 to 0.
Wednesday lunch was our whole school Kahoot, where we tested students on their geographical, cultural and Harmony Week related knowledge. With a turnout of over 200 girls, this was another successful initiative. It was an extremely close game, with the leaderboard changing constantly. Congratulations to the Cool Carrots for placing third, JEP for placing second and Marxgalz for placing first.
Thursday was our busiest day celebrating the Indigenous heritage of Australia. We had slides in the notices and a Voice of Tomorrow discussion about changing the flag to be more inclusive of Indigenous Australians’ identity –The Australian Flag; maintain or modify?
Also on Thursday we had a chalk activity on the playground, where students were encouraged to write something about Harmony Week or a greeting in their cultural language on a tree drawn in the main playground.
Fun fundraising initiatives
We also had cupcakes with orange decorations and milkshakes being sold, with all proceeds going towards Project Compassion. Students were eager to get in line to buy one, with all food items selling out within the first 10 minutes of lunch. A huge thank you to Ms Smith and her Hospitality team for the contribution of such delicious cupcakes and milkshakes.
Finally, to close our week, we had a cultural mufti day, where students were encouraged to come in orange, wear a sports jersey or cultural dress for a gold coin donation. We were happy to see a lot of people showing off their culture. At lunchtime, we had a cultural Just Dance, where the dancing skills of students and teachers were challenged as they tried different cultural dances.
The week was a big success and we are so grateful to our committees and everyone that helped during the events. A special thank you to all the teachers and students who participated in our week. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
