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NEWS FROM OUR SCHOOLS
Students lead languages and cultural diversity celebrations
On Monday 21st February, to mark International Mother Languages Day our Student
Equalities Group planned and led a series of whole-school events to promote
awareness of the linguistic and cultural diversity of our school community.
The highlight of the day was
undoubtedly the multilingual
culture fair. The main hall was
awash with wonderful sights,
sounds and enticing aromas
from fabulous traditional
foods. Students loved the
opportunity to immerse
themselves in the 17 different
culture stalls hosted by
students and staff. The event
was a wonderful celebration
of the cultural heritage and
richness found within our
school community.
The group also supported
staff and students to create
special language videos in
15 of the languages spoken
in our school community.
In just one day, more than
520 lessons were viewed
in languages as diverse as
Arabic, Bengali, British Sign
Language, Darija, French,
Greek, Irish, Kurdish, Polish,
Romanian, Somali, Tachelit,
Welsh and more! A wholeschool
multi-lingual poetry
competition also launched
during PSHE on the following
Wednesday.
Congratulations to the
Student Equalities Group
on a superb series of
celebrations. We look
forward to your next work!
WOW Weekend at the South Bank Centre
On Friday 11th – Sunday
13th March, students from
Mulberry School for Girls
attended the world’s
biggest, most inclusive
festival celebrating
women, girls and nonbinary
people.
What a weekend! The Women of
the World (WOW) Festival is held
annually at the Southbank Centre
and this year we were lucky enough
to have tickets for all three days.
The weekend allowed our students
to hear directly from world-class
speakers and see wonderful female
role models.
Students were able to hear the
perspective of a wide range of
speakers and leaders as well as
learn about the great work and
personal journeys taken by each
keynote speaker.
Highlights from the Festival
✹ Students heard from experts
on managing finances,
learnt about the importance
of protest and saw a live
demonstration of Fencing
✹ Students heard from the
incredible Patrisse Cullors
(co-founder of the Black
Lives Matter Movement) on
her journey to fight injustice
and the journey on getting an
abolitionist mindset
✹ Warsin Shire (Somali British
author) spoke about her
experience of being raised in
the UK in a Somali household
through her poetry and book
‘Bless the Daughter’
✹ Mary Portas (retail consultant
and broadcaster) spoke about
the importance of kindness
within leadership and learning
to become a compassionate
yet powerful leader while
setting down your boundaries
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