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T H E P R I M A RY N E W S L E T T E R
Primary News from the Pupils and Teachers of The British School of Alicante
Celebrating India
M e s s a g e f r om t h e He ad of Pr i mary There is no denying the fact that our children today are faced with more diversity than when we were their age. This raises questions as to how we teach our children about cultural diversity and tolerance. Research tells us that children develop their identity and attitudes through experience, and activities that are culturally specific inside and outside the classroom can help to develop a flexible perspective. Our curriculum allows for such experiences and some of our topics now include cultural themes. We recently looked at India and the whole
of Primary was involved in a variety of activities throughout the week. We learned about Indian art, literature and storytelling, as well as dance and food. The festival of Diwali was explored and it all culminated at the end of the week when we sampled Indian cuisine at lunchtime and dressed in Indian colours and costumes. We hope you enjoy looking at the photographs we took in this newsletter.
Fiona Thomas Head of Primary Pag e 1