UN DAY Celebration at BINUS SCHOOL Bekasi: A Deeper Discovery of Countries’ Culture and Contributions to the SDG Programs
08 February 2025
On Friday, October 24, 2024, our community in BINUS SCHOOL Bekasi held once again the annual celebration of UN Day. Continuing what we had been organising each year, this year’s celebration was lively and fun. We had the opportunity to conduct various activities involving our students from early years to primary and secondary school.
As a year passed since the last celebration, many things happened worldwide. In that regard, we gently remind our community how to embrace cultural diversity through this event. Moreover, the celebration’s purpose is also to teach students how each country can contribute to a better future for our world.
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UN Day on Class Rooms: Cultures, Creativity, and Colors
As we embarked on cultural and diversity promotional activities, BINUS SCHOOL Bekasi had students across grades and years assigned as representatives of the countries members of the UN.
They ought to transform their classroom into a small cultural centre of their assigned countries and provide essential information before receiving guests from other classes. Students and teachers worked together, putting sounds, flags, and pieces of creativity using colours, handcrafted iconic items, and other decorations to introduce the country throughout their classrooms.
With all the decorations, the classrooms turned into exhibition rooms full of the country’s identity and its facts and necessary information, providing a chance to enrich our students’ knowledge.
For example, the students found the exhibition room in India decorated with pop and vibrant colours of clothes. Meanwhile, the cultural centre of the Netherlands showcased the iconic windmill made out of paper and the Dutch wooden shoes called Klompen.
Students could also enjoy seeing beautiful Japanese cherry blossoms in pink and magenta colours, which are also made out of paper. They got the chance to learn about Yukata and the Kimono through colourful and comical drawings.
It was a fun experience preparing their small exhibition and exploring a cultural tour in a day for our students.
The Parade of Nations: Where Cultural Pride Packed with SDG’s Information
Our school's Celebration of UN Day this year also continued the previous celebration, carrying out a movement to promote the Sustainable Development Goals. Thus, it didn’t end with the exhibition in students’ classrooms.
Rather, the creativity rocketed through the Parade of Nations, which our Early Years and Primary students opened. A pair of class representatives wearing the best costume of their assigned country made a delightful fashion show.
The parade’s excitement levelled up with the Secondary students who were not only putting on their best costumes but also performing their country’s traditional song, dance, or another typical identity.
The excitement continued in Secondary with a dynamic Parade of Nations, where students showcased their creativity while presenting about their assigned countries. As they paraded, each student shared insights about their culture and highlighted how their countries contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals, fostering global awareness and responsibility.
During their performance, the students also highlighted their country's contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals program. The information was projected in creative and eye-catching slides, compiling essential information regarding the topics.
Through the Parade of Nations, the Secondary students have nurtured their own and the audience’s awareness of related issues. This activity also helped them reflect on greater issues, raising their sense of responsibility to build a greater nation and world.
In addition to the peak day of celebration, BINUS SCHOOL Bekasi also organised some competitions during the week, such as a Poem Writing Contest and Peace Pledge. The competitions may seem trivial, but they aim to expose students to societal empowerment through small deeds and movements.
The whole program of the celebration of UN Days 2024 at BINUS SCHOOL Bekasi marked another year of our continuous commitment to promoting Sustainable Development Goals. It was a fun yet fruitful celebration of cultural diversity, creativity, and collaboration.
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