World Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, on 21st May.

 

Simple things students can do to celebrate the "World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development".

1. Invite students from a different culture to share your customs.

2. Read a book from another country.

3. Explore music of a different culture.

4. Taste food from different cultures.

Ten simple things teachers can do to celebrate the "World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development".

1. Visit an art exhibit or a museum dedicated to other cultures.

2. Invite a family or people in the neighborhood from another culture or religion to share a meal with you and exchange views on life.

3. Rent a movie or read a book from another country or religion than your own.

4. Invite people from a different culture to share your customs.

5. Read about the great thinkers of other cultures than yours (e.g. Confucius, Socrates, Avicenna, Ibn Khaldun, Aristotle, Ganesh, Rumi).

6. Go next week-end to visit a place of worship different than yours and participate in the celebration.

7. Play the “stereotypes game.” Stick a post-it on your forehead with the name of a country. Ask people to tell you stereotypes associated with people from that country. You win if you find out where you are from. 

8. Learn about traditional celebrations from other cultures; learn more about Hanukkah or Ramadan or about amazing celebrations of New Year’s Eve in Spain or Qingming festival in China.

9. Spread your own culture around the world through our Facebook page and learn about other cultures.

10. Explore music of a different culture.

 

Enjoy the

"World Day for cultural  Diversity for Dialogue and Development"

 

Best regards

Paola Amorelli

 

Bilopillia specialized school1, Ukraine

Children read books from another countries:

Explore music of a different culture:

We visited a Scientific Picnic dedicated to other cultures: