Event: Multicultural Day - Festival of Cultures Date: 19 July 2011 Venue: QEII High School A multicultural day entitled Festival of Cultures has been organised by the staff of QEII High School for Year 8 students. This festival, along with a whole school poetry competition and a wiki publication of a poetry anthology, is part of a whole school project on Equality of Opportunity. The tenets behind this festival are to create awareness of other cultures and to promote the idea of equality in diversity among students, very much in tune with the increasingly cosmopolitan nature of the Isle of Man. This year, a strong European dimension is highlighted in the Festival, along with cultures “further a-field”. The following workshops have been organised by staff, along with three guests. A. Workshops am (9am – 12pm) and pm (1pm -3pm) ? Manx Dancing (Guest presenters – Mrs Caroline Helps and Ms Claudia Koenig, Manx Dancers) ? Indian Dancing (Mrs Usha Kishore and Miss Lauren Brew) ? Fusion (Samba and Indian) Music (Mrs Kathy Fernandes) ? Scottish Choral Reading – Mrs Anne Quine ? Viking Invasion – workshop and skit (Mr Jeff McCubbin and Mr Rob Simpson) ? French Cuisine – Mrs Annabel Gentry (Guest chef – Ms Atsuko Senior, Greens, Tynwald Mills) ? Indian Book Covers – Mrs Alison Leadley B. Visit to the House of Manannan, followed by posters and displays – Mrs Judith Booth and Mrs Rebecca Harding C. Performance of dance, music, skit and choral reading (3.00pm) in the School Hall. Media personnel are invited after 10am, when the workshops are up and running and for the short afternoon performance. Please Contact: Usha Kishore on 841000 or email u.kishore@qe2.sch.im if you plan to attend. ENDS