Following our Pastoral Programme, tonight we had a nice discussion about being in a community with people from different cultures. We came to the conclusion that we can find a lot of things in common with people even from a completely different continent. We shouldn’t be prejudiced, in the end, we are all differently same. We are valuable human beings who deserve to be treated with kindness and understanding. We were very happy to see the girls getting along and work together as a small group in a big international community.

We also watched a video on nonviolent communication.

Tonight, Jessica made an excellent presentation about how we can read a painting.

1- Have a look: attention

2- Reading artworks through topic or subject: topics

3- What is that about symbolism

4- How would they do that: biographical information.

5- Anyone can do that: emotions & feelings

A few weeks ago, the girls picked names to buy a small present anonymously for another girl from the House. Tonight we exchanged our gifts for Secret Santa. They really enjoyed this moment as they tried to figure out who was their Secret Santa.

Here is a smiley “Cupcake mug” to cheer up your tummy 🙂 But what does it have to do with Diversity? Let me start…

The discussion was; How do you bake cakes back in your country? As we all know, east Asian food, for example, doesn’t have cheese or dairy as much as other parts of the globe. It was only in the late ’90s that it started being advertised. Knowing that the question arose; So you guys didn’t have cakes, oh my god!? And a nice discussion about diversity and cakes started.

All that led us to understand the importance of a diverse community and how each one of their educational experience can be enriched by living among people from a variety of backgrounds. Here, we embrace our similarities and celebrate our differences.

We discussed the importance of supporting each other to be their most authentic self and accepting these of others will propel them to thrive in their relationships, work, and life-long learning in the future. Being in a multicultural and diverse school teaches students cultural competency in real-time, how to engage in spaces and with other students and adults from different backgrounds than their own. It helps them learn how to understand the social and emotional reactions and experiences of their peers, often unlike their own.

Of course, we did all that munching on our cake mugs, that for instance didn’t have any milk and yet, tasted just like it did! Once again we proved that being different is not bad, only it was from a different point of view 🙂

Our super Diana chose to take part in a very nice project for the 2° Pillar of the Wellbeing community project.

This project is called Samedi du partage. It consists of volunteers talking to people that come to the supermarket to do their shopping, asking them to donate food and other hygiene products. This great event is so important for the entire Geneva social network which supports people in difficulty.

Thank you very much Diana for the initiative, CDL, and all the students involved. As we say,

” In a world that you can be anything, be kind!”

Today is Thanksgiving and we celebrated it with all of the boarders, with a nice feast and with lots to share and be thankful for. And you, what are you thankful for?