|
|
|
World Family
Key has a proud tradition of an
internationally diverse student body.
Accordingly, Key parents formed the World Family Committee to utilize
the unique international resources of our multicultural community and to organize
exciting educational activities. Some of the highlights are: the monthly
"Passport Tuesday", which spotlights individual countries, and the
end-of-year "World Family Day" during which students
"travel" the world without leaving the Key campus. The exposure to
different cultures helps the students to enhance their global awareness.
On “Passport Tuesday”, parents
share their diverse cultures with the students at Key School
with delightful presentations. In
October 2006, the children learned about the biologically diverse country of Ecuador and enjoyed listening to the beautiful
music of the Andes. In November, the children visited Trinidad and Tobago
through a colorful presentation which highlighted a children carnival,
calypso and soca music and limbo dancing. In December, the children also visited Spain and
learned about the country’s rich and vibrant culture and were also entertained
by a traditional “flamenco” dance performance. In February, the students traveled to Afghanistan,
and had an opportunity to learn about this culturally rich, Central Asian
country. Also in February, the Embassy
of Saudi Arabia took the children on another Middle Eastern adventure with a
country presentation and traditional costumes. In March, the students visited Croatia and learned about this amazing country
in the Baltic Sea area. For the last Passport Tuesday presentation
of the year, the Embassy of Japan visited the Key School
and took the children on an amazing trip, showcasing scenic views of the
country from a bullet train ride—Yokoso Japan! What a great year for travel!
Lastly in May, the students will
have another opportunity to travel the world in the school’s annual, World
Family Day Celebration. On the “Key” itinerary,
the students will go to Asia and catch a game of “Je
Gi” in Korea, step into the “dojo” of Kyokushin-style Karate in Japan, learn to make animals in
an Origami class in China, play “Pabitin” and learn
the “Caviteña” dance in the Philippines, learn
Polynesian dances in the South Pacific Islands, and then travel down under to
Australia, where the kids will hear songs from a “Dijeridoo”
player. Continuing across the globe,
the kids will stop in the Caribbean Islands to play steel drums and limbo dance, see Capoeira dancers in Brazil,
play “El Puente” in Venezuela,
and pick up some “Salsa and Merengue” dance steps
from a Zumba dancer in Latin
America. Key students
will have an opportunity to visit Indonesia and write letters or
paints pictures for children at our sister school in Aceh. At the end of this whirlwind journey, the
students can stop in Italy
and enjoy a refreshing and cool treat called “granita”.
For more information on the Key
School World Family Committee or Passport Tuesday presentations, contact
co-chairs Emma Rigney
(emmamrigney@yahoo.com) or Maria
Emanuel (mariaemanuel@starpower.net
).
|
|