A celebration of culture in community

Principal Martin Tucker thanked all involved for the successful event and credited the collaborative efforts of the parent and friends group (P&F), the parish, families and students.

“Our families take immense pride in sharing their culture, and celebrating our wonderful community is so important at St John Paul II CPS.

“It was fantastic to see families, staff, students and parish coming together, wearing Asian cultural dress, having fun and also learning about the culture of others. I am truly grateful to the staff who prepared the student performances, our P&F who planned the evening and our parents and parish for wholeheartedly participating in this unique experience.”

The children and families were issued with passports and had the opportunity to participate in traditional Asian activities and games including lantern making, sepak takraw and lion dancing. Whilst the activities were taking place, many families took the opportunity to enjoy a delicious meal from one of the Thai, Japanese or Filipino food vans.

The evening concluded with a Korean Flash Mob which involved staff, children and parents.

When asked about how she felt being involved in the Asian Cultural Night, Year 5 student Jasmin said, “When I performed the Filipino dance it helped me feel proud of my culture. It made me happy that my friends were dancing with me and I loved that everybody joined in the activities, the highlight was the flash mob because it was a really fun dance.”