International Night – May 8th

Posted March 17, 2025

When: Thursday, May 8th, 6-8pm

Who: All Swigert students and families

What: A celebration of our school diversity. A way to honor, celebrate, and learn about the diverse cultures represented at our school as well as share the harvest from our school garden

What to bring: Your family and a dish to share

During the school day:

  • Students will share in morning meeting about their cultural backgrounds
  • Students will walk the hallways to see table displays
  • Interested students and staff will dress up in traditional cultural clothing
  • Students will harvest lettuce from our school garden

During the evening we will provide all the following activities!

Scheduled Activities:

ActivityLocation
Salad Bar and Shared Food ItemsCafeteria
MLL Student VideosSpanish Room
Table Displays, display of dolls/dresses from Czech RepublicHallways and Lobby
Temporary Flag TattoosArt Room

Activities that will take place during the entire event from 6:00-8:00pm:

TimeGymnasiumLibraryLobby
6:00Kick Off Announcements
6:00 – 6:30Taiko Japanese Drummers
6:00 – 6:15Lion Dancers
6:15 – 6:45Chihera Family Band (Marimbas)Lion Dancer Photos
6:30 – 7:00Flamenco Dancer
6:45 – 7:00ECE Polka Dance
7:00 – 7:30Belly Dancer with sword
7:00 – 7:15Belly Dancers with Ms. Racha
7:15 – 7:30Bollywood Dancers with Ms. Aarti
7:30 – 7:45Mexican Folk Dancing with Ms. Jones
7:45 – 8:00Swigert Singers