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Kilberry Valley to celebrate harmony

Kilberry Valley Primary School in Hampton Park will take part in Harmony Day, a chance for students to celebrate their individual culture.

The students have been asked to dress up in orange to mark the occasion on Monday 21 March.

The school is home to a Sri Lankan, Indian, Afghani, Pakistani, New Zealander and Indigenous population and classroom teacher Rochelle Draai has been impressed by the acceptance of differences at the school.

“We will have activities to celebrate the students’ different backgrounds, religions and interests, reinforcing that we are all one and embracing that we are all different but can get along,” Ms Draai said.

Each class will take part in at least one activity throughout the day to demonstrate that different cultures can amalgamate peacefully.

Harmony Day kicks off Harmony week which celebrates Australia’s multiculturalism and integration of migrants into society.

On 21 March, the United Nations marks international day for the elimination of racial discrimination.

More than 80,000 Harmony Week events have been held across Australia since 1999.

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