Immersion into the Culture of Russia
Class 8 students brought the vibrant culture of Russia alive in the morning assembly of February 21, 2018which was witnessed by the students and the teachers of the Senior School. The students performed ‘Kalinka’; folk dance of Russia, presented a piece of Russian instrumental music based on the Russian song ‘Grushinsky’and sang the national anthem of Russia. The students showcased their scrapbooks incorporating various facets of the culture of Russia viz., location, family and relationships, dance and music, art and crafts, cuisine, places of tourist interest, important traditions, beliefs, spoke few greetings and numerals from 1 to 10 in the Afrikaans language.Russian doll paintingsand clay dolls related to Russian culture prepared by the students during their CCA periods were also displayed. Class 8 students had studied about the culture of Russia as a part of their intercultural curriculum during the period October – December 2017.
