Parkway Elementary School in East Meadow capped off its annual Multicultural Week with a lively outdoor celebration on the school grounds, where students “traveled” the globe through a series of hands-on activity stations representing different continents and cultures.
The Multicultural Celebration Day invited students to rotate through themed stations that introduced global traditions, games and customs. Among the activities were learning traditional dance steps, crafting boomerangs, playing cricket, practicing how to use chopsticks, and creating decorative masks inspired by international festivals.
The event served as the culmination of a weeklong schoolwide focus on cultural learning, during which classrooms explored world languages, geography, music and customs. Teachers said the goal was not only to expose students to new cultures, but to reinforce the school’s commitment to respect, inclusion and global awareness.
Administrators noted that the celebration encouraged students to appreciate both their own backgrounds and those of their peers, helping to build a stronger sense of community.
