Hazelwood School District English Language Learners hosted fifth annual Festival of Nations event.
At the end of January, Hazelwood School District English Language Learners (ELL) hosted more than 400 attendees during its fifth annual Festival of Nations at Hazelwood West High Schoo. Festival of Nations is an opportunity to people to celebrate that differences that make people unique by sampling foods and that year, learning about 17 countires. Each year upon arrival, participants are given a passport featuring the participating countries. Guests visit each table representing a different countries to sample foods and beverages, participate in games, and view cultural artifacts. Student-volunteers that man the tables rewarded each tourist with a sticker that represents a stamp on the passport. Volunteers are typically from the country of…
English Language Learner students from 17 different nations will bring samples of their culture to the Festival of Nations event.
If you've never been out of the United States, but have always dreamed of doing so, Thursday is your chance to experience 17 different cultures from around the world without leaving the City of Hazelwood. Hazelwood West High School will be hosting the Hazelwood School District's (HSD) Festival of Nations event from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. HSD English Language Learner (ELL) students will present a taste of their home nations to visitors during the annual Festival of Nations event. The annual event allows students from 17 nations to feature booths for visitors to sample food, games and crafts from their respective homelands. New nations represented this year are Brazil, Iraq and Venezuela. There will also be select student performances at regular …
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