Pupils thrilled at Pelican Gate School's Culture Day event
Students came dressed in brightly coloured cultural costumes and participated in different cultural events and games, including singing and maypole dancing.
Principal Mrs Lois L. Freeman-Augustine explained that students were exposed to demonstrations of various cultural artifacts such as fly-catchers and fish pots and were given an opportunity to learn how to make the items themselves.
There was also a display of several cultural items that included straw hats, lamps, cultural wear, and other items. Local food such as peas soup, chicken and johnny cakes, salt-fish cakes and local drinks such as mauby and tamarind drinks were also on offer.
“I think the best part of the day for me was seeing the kids enjoy this cultural legacy so much,” Mrs Freeman-Augustine said, “because sometimes they dwell and they think that only the video games and the Xbox360 is fun and now they’re begging me to play lime and spoon and they’re begging me to do sack races… all these different cultural activities.”
Principal Freeman-Augustine was full of praise for the parents who she disclosed were instrumental in rounding up many of the items for the food and cultural affair and were essentially the ‘muscle’ behind the event. “They really went out into the community and brought in all the various persons I spoke about to show the children the dance, to show them how to plait the pole.”
“We certainly had a nice turnout,” she added, “the community came out and really has embraced this activity for the kids.”
The private school, which is located at Romney Park in West End, currently has a population of approximately 40 students and accommodates students up to Grade 5.
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