Culture Week

Last week we celebrated Culture Week at the Girls’ school, with lots of activities taking place in and out of lessons which provided pupils with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of cultural diversity. The week was dedicated to highlighting the variety of backgrounds in our community and showing how we can have great fun bringing out the best in all of us, together.

Throughout the week in each of their lessons pupils enjoyed learning about different cultures, for example in English they enjoyed reading and performing dub poetry, which originated in the West Indies. The girls enjoyed film sessions in which they watched ‘A Hundred Foot Journey’ which features integration and cultural conflicts.

In their languages lessons girls explored different countries, discovering what their traditions and customs were. On Friday the girls enjoyed listening to a guest speaker, Dr Sharmila Gopisett, who works in the NHS as she spoke about cultural diversity and discrimination.