Thorn Grove Primary School in Bishop’s Stortford celebrates diversity of school community with heritage week
Primary pupils in Bishop’s Stortford enjoyed celebrating the diversity of their school community by taking part in a heritage week.
The celebration at Thorn Grove began with a parade of cultural styles, led by parent Mr Medlock playing the bagpipes.
During the week, children created boxes and displays about their heritage. They took part in breadmaking workshops, were excited to learn about music and Indian culture with a Bollywood workshop and explored the beats of samba with Mrs Bindley.
The celebration ended with a festival of food attended by mayor of Bishop’s Stortford, Cllr Richard Townsend.
Deputy headteacher Jayne Lilley said: “The aim of the week was to celebrate the diversity within our school and to understand more about the heritage of our families.
“By celebrating diversity, we can enrich the learning of our children by including different narratives and perspectives.”
Mrs Lilley added: “I am so proud of the Thorn Grove community for their enthusiasm to share and learn. We had dishes from North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.”
Parents praised the school for organising the week, with one saying it was “lovely to meet parents and families from all these different horizons!”
Another said the school “absolutely nailed it”, adding: “It’s really important for us that our son has some link to his heritage and that others help support and understand that link also – it gets harder and harder as the generations go on.”
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