Pupils stage Fijian carnival

5:00pm Wednesday 4th July 2012 in Local news

Festival frolics – Keane Tansey, Laura Davies, Niamh Porter, Tevita Loganimoce, Vilikesh Sela and Napolean Tagavactini Festival frolics – Keane Tansey, Laura Davies, Niamh Porter, Tevita Loganimoce, Vilikesh Sela and Napolean Tagavactini

THE colour, music and dancing of a Fijian carnival filled a Colchester school.

Every pupil of Montgomery Infants and Nursery School took part in the festival.

Their costumes were created by the wives of the Fijian servicemen based at Colchester Garrison.

Headteacher Sally Leung said: “The carnival was wonderful, full of colour, dancing and singing.

“We had about 300 parents and all 250 children, aged from three to seven, joined in, as well as the staff.

“It was a celebration of Fijian culture and it was amazing.”

Entertainment included three African drumming groups and some of the boys learned a warrior dance from the soldiers, who wore traditional Fijian grass skirts.

More than 70 per cent of the pupils at the school in Baronswood Way are from military families.

Comments(4)

Ozzie says...
12:42pm Thu 5 Jul 12

This is such an excellent innovation and should be encouraged within all schools in Colchester and across the county/country. To gain an insight and understanding into other cultures is a great demonstration of increasing equality and diversity appreciation within our younger generations. Well done, Montgomery School!

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Bhudeeka says...
12:53pm Thu 5 Jul 12

dreadful yet again the british lifestyle pushed to the back it should be others living here learning the british way not always the reverse more and more british children are taught less and less about their own beautiful culture and traditions what is the matter with you all i love my own culture but i would not be happy if in my country my culture was taught the least

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AnnaMA says...
2:02pm Thu 5 Jul 12

There's nothing wrong with kids learning about other cultures, though not when their own is neglected. When you speak to many English kids they have scant grasp of what it means to be English, about the culture and traditions and history of this country. I am sure that many of the kids in this school now know all about Fiji and its culture, but will they ever have a healthy pride in their own culture? I don't buy into all this 'equality and diversity' stuff which has become something of an obsession. I am sure we are the only country in the world that falls over ourselves to be so PC and 'right-on.'

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Bhudeeka says...
8:06am Fri 6 Jul 12

AnnaMA you said exactly what i tried to say thank you. I wish the English would go back to the way they used to be and stick up for themselves and be proud of who and what you are and refuse anyone else to try to quash that

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