Normanhurst Diversity Month

During the month of October, the pupils at Normanhurst enjoyed the Diversity Month celebrations.

The month started with a West African drumming and dance workshop. Closely followed by African mask painting. Next, the children celebrated the rich cultural diversity of the school, with cultural dress day. This was an opportunity for the children to dress up in clothes from their culture and heritage. That afternoon, the pupils took part in an assembly on the Windrush, facilitated by the Enfield Caribbean Association. In addition, the children enjoyed a Jamaican jerk chicken workshop, where they prepared a jerk rub, and understood the importance of the spices and flavours from the Caribbean. At the end of the workshop, they tasted rice and peas, as well as the delicious jerk chicken cooked in the traditional oil drum. In our final workshop, the children worked with the wonderful spoken word poet, Kimba. Inspired by his performance at the start of the workshop, the children went on to create some fabulous poems of their own. Interspersed in between the activities throughout the month, the children tasted food from around the world and took part in a selection of religious and cultural lessons.