Yesterday we held our annual “International Day” which celebrates the wonderful diversity of the families that attend the nursery. Children were invited to come to nursery wearing clothes traditionally from their family’s home country or to wear colours depicting their country’s flag. The recognition of the different nationalities in our THNS family didn’t stop there. At 4pm children and their families returned to the nursery bringing with them delicious dishes from around the world. The nursery kitchen was absolutely laden with food with dishes such as mac ‘n’ cheese, fried chicken, cabbage rolls, sticky rice, chaat, patties, benachin, fired dumpling, samosa, pakora, chicken biryani and lamb pilau. We were even treated to sweet delights such as apple pie, meringues, banana dumpling, scones, sultana scones and other delicate sweet pastries. Families and friends sat in the luke warm sunshine listening to music from around the world, children made necklaces, designed Mendhi patterns and had their faces or hands painted with their country’s flag. New connections and friendships were formed with conversations flowing in many languages including Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Urdu, Hungarian and English. It was very rewarding to see so many people from different backgrounds and nationalities come together as one community with the children at the centre of the celebrations. A huge thank you to all of you that were able to join us, you made the event a huge success.
