NEWTOWN—St. Rose School students recently traveled the world as they celebrated International Week. This is a long-time school tradition where every grade chooses and studies a country then shares their knowledge with fellow classes.
The week kicks off with an International Flag ceremony. This year the ceremony was small, with 3 representatives from each class carrying flags, wearing country colors and garb and presenting key facts about the country.
Countries represented ranged from Italy to Ghana. Students read articles, watched videos, created art work and made items such as rain sticks (Australia), Achi, a game played in Ghana, as well as Djemba drums (also Ghana).
In fact, fifth-graders also created folk tales that they will be sharing with students at a school in Ghana that St. Rose School supported through its recent Lenten Mission Drive.
First-graders studied the tastes, sights and events of Italy while second graders toured Mexico and made maracas. It was a marvelous learning adventure for all!
Click here to see a full video of the International Flag Ceremony!
