Culture Day in the Junior School

We enjoyed a fantastic day of colour, music and history in the Juniors on Culture Day. Our journey began with a parade around the playing fields, showing off the fantastic outfits the girls had put together to represent their own cultural influences. We saw traditional dress from countries around the world, together with the fabulous flags the girls had decorated to reflect their unique identities.

^{Culture Day 2023 Junior School parade}

We were lucky enough to be joined by Millie Mensah, a designer and author who herself is a Croydon High alumna, class of 2003. Millie led our Culture Day assembly in Juniors and showed us her book, Migration – Journeys Through Black British History. She explained what writing her book was like, and how important it is that we learn about Black History as an integral part of all British History, from Roman History through to the present day.

^{Author and alumna, Millie Mensah, shares her book Migration – Journeys Through Black British History}

In the afternoon, we held a very special showcase of performances from Junior girls, presenting different aspects of their cultures. We saw some wonderful dancing and heard incredible singing. We heard the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar in German, and learned about Islamic marriages. A group of Senior girls visited our showcase and performed some fantastic dance routines. It was so heartwarming to see our girls present their cultures with such confidence. It is a day we hope will be repeated in the future!