Culture Day in Melbourne was a huge success!
On the 24th of June, Ability Education had its first ever Culture Day in Melbourne and it was a huge success! Students came in from 9am and worked hard to prepare their decorations and food, then waited for the judges, Nicola and Aaron, to come around and judge each room. After all that work, the students were free to go and try each other’s food, learn about each other’s cultures and listen to all the different kinds of music.
Brazilian student in her aussie hat.
There was a choice of guava paste and cheese from South America, chocolate from Switzerland, pad thai from Thailand, handmade dumplings from Taiwan, sushi from Korea and a whole feast from Brazil that they had prepared to celebrate “June Day”, a traditional festival in Brazil, which included corn cake and popcorn. Everything was delicious, and while the Brazilians thought the Thai food was too spicy and the Thais thought the Brazilian food was too sweet, everyone found something that they loved!
After everyone had eaten too much, it was time for the performances. There was traditional dancing and some kickboxing from Thailand, salsa and song from South America, and Brazil gave us their June Day dance, a typical country dance where all the girls paint their cheeks pink. Then we had a very cute children’s song from Korea about a family of bears, and finally a Turkish dance and a magician from Turkey who wowed us with his amazing tricks. There was also a beautiful performance on a traditional flute from Japan.
How did he do that thing with the rope??
How did he do that thing? Turkish magician.
It was a difficult choice to make for the judges, but finally the decision was made. Best decoration went to South America for their vibrant room, best food went to Brazil for their feast, and best performance had to go to Turkey, both for their terrific dancing and for the amazing magic – how did he do that thing with the rope??
The party kicked on at the Lion Hotel with some well deserved free drinks for all the students and the teachers. Next party will be in one month – we can’t wait!
Author: Nicola
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- Brazilian student in her aussie hat.
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- How did he do that thing? Turkish magician.
