Grade 5 Cultural Diversity Workshop

As members of Manitoba’s UNESCO Associated School Network, Al Hijra Islamic School, St Emile Christian School, John Pritchard Public School and Brock Corydon Dual Track English and Hebrew Bilingual School have developed a partnership in learning that extends across our school boundaries and into the broader Winnipeg and global community. By providing opportunities for Grades 5 and 6 students from each of the schools to engage in a variety of activities together, we hope to help students build knowledge of and respect for each other’s cultures which make up the cultural mosaic of Canada.
The 4 schools have succeeded in developing a sustainable cultural diversity initiative in which the grade 5 and 6 students from each school participate in yearly activities. Niji Mahkwa Aboriginal School has joined this initiative enabling all the students to explore the Aboriginal culture as well. The yearly activities are:
November, Grade 6 students from each of the 4 schools visit Niji Mahkwa to attend their morning pipe ceremony where the students learn about this spiritual exercises.
December, Grade 6 students from all 5 schools participate in a day long field trip to a Mosque, a Church and Synagogue where each of the clerics at these houses of worship explain aspects of their religions and customs.
June, 100 Grade 5 students from the 5 schools will come together for a day long cultural diversity workshop with representatives from the Centre for Cultural Diversity where the students are introduced to each other while engaging in dialogue, art and sports activities.