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School cultural exchange stories

Ashfield Public – intercultural activities

Ashfield Public School has a long history in cultural exchange. Through many initiatives, it prepares its students and their families for effective participation in Australian society and the world. Ashfield Public School is a multicultural school in Sydney’s inner west. Over 80% of students come from language backgrounds other than English and a significant number of these students are Chinese speakers and new arrivals. For many students at Ashfield Public School and their families, the school is their first contact with Australian society.

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14 October 2011

Bondi Beach Public & Granville South Public

In this exchange program, Stage 2 students were offered the opportunity to investigate and explore diverse cultural identities. Initially this involved students writing letters and emails to each other which included descriptions of their physical appearance and personality traits. Over time, this grew to students swapping information on holidays, writing about their families and communicating independently with one another. The program was then extended to include reciprocal school visits and the production of a film made by students from Bondi Beach Public School.

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29 September 2011

Strathfield South High & Windsor High

We are all Australian focuses on the lives of 16 young people from diverse backgrounds. The exchange program, initiated by Strathfield South High School in March 2007 was a Living in Harmony activity and a funded community project. The film was launched in February 2008 and involved more than 120 students, 10 teachers and 20 members of the local and academic community. The project has also resulted in the development of a teaching and learning resource which addresses issues raised in the film.

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29 September 2011

Cabramatta High & Manilla Central School

In this program, students from Manilla High School (which is located near Tamworth in northern NSW) and Cabramatta High School visit one another over a two year cycle. This exchange has been in place since 2005. Prior to Manilla and Cabramatta linking together, Parkes High and Cabramatta High had a similar exchange program which commenced in 1998.

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30 June 2011

East Hills & McCallums Hill Public Schools

On September 11, 1/ 2R from East Hills Public School finally met their pen pals from McCallums Hill. East Hills children were greeted by a huge “Welcome 1/2R “ sign and were quickly united with their pen pals through a “getting to know you” game. Each child received an individualised passport that listed their pen pal’s name and the community language they would be visiting.

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30 June 2011