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“So we thought that it would be a great idea to incorporate games into our booths so that it reaches a wide audience,” he added.
With booths like How many languages do you speak? and Slap The Flag on its Country, HUMSS students ensured that their fellow Monarchs had a myriad of educational games to choose from.
Tiffany Sawaki of 11-Efficiency, organizer of the How many languages do you speak? booth, said on behalf of her team that “In order to be more inclusive and to be more open-minded, we need to open ourselves to new vocabulary, new words, new languages to express ourselves differently.”
“I think that international inclusivity is very important, especially now that the internet and social media is a very prevalent thing,” President Respecia explained.
The 5Cs were put into practice as the students collaborated and explored their creativity in creating their passports. Each section then presented its individual mâché passports for everyone to see following International Week.
On Thursday, the atmosphere of International Week was further felt as the students wore national attires. Most of the students dressed in Filipino baro’t saya and Korean hanbok. Other students participated by donning the national colors of their assigned countries.
Celebrating International Week was not limited to students learning something new and engaging in activities, but also taking the opportunity to interact with others, especially for new Monarchs who have yet to experience the event.
“Because, at the end of the day, no matter what culture [we come from] or ethnicity we are, we’re also human beings,” he further elaborated
When asked to share about his experience partaking in these activities, Philippe Castellvi of 11-Synergy said that “Participating in International [Week] activities was fun, especially for a new student like me. It helped me get a grasp of how the school celebrates and gives importance to it[s message].”
Through Tuesday until Friday, sections across all high school grade levels created mâché passports to celebrate cultural diversity, on which they were able to learn more about the different traditions, languages, places, activities, and symbols of the country they were assigned to.