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Understanding Global Perspectives – A tapestry of cultures- Anju Dutt

Global Perspectives – A tapestry of cultures

Celebrated Global perspectives in Library with Middle school students

A diverse collection of books was displayed, showcasing various languages, cultures, cuisines, and games from around the world, along with translated works by renowned authors.

As part of an activity, students enthusiastically created a Harmony Quilt, where they shared details about the cities they’ve visited, cuisines they love, their places of birth, and more. Combining these pieces into a quilt resulted in a vibrant and beautiful representation of unity and diversity.
This display and activity inspired students to explore new languages and cultures, fostering curiosity and appreciation for the world’s rich diversity.

Learning Objective :

  • Promoting Cultural Awareness: To foster an understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures, languages, cuisines, and traditions from around the world.
  • Encouraging Personal Reflection: To inspire students to reflect on their own cultural experiences, origins, and interests, and share them in a creative and meaningful way.
  • Fostering Unity in Diversity: To help students recognize and celebrate the beauty of diversity while emphasizing the importance of global unity.
  • Developing Collaborative Skills: To encourage teamwork and collective creativity through the creation of the Harmony Quilt.
  • Expanding Literary Horizons: To introduce students to translated works by renowned authors, sparking interest in reading literature from various cultures.
  • Encouraging Global Curiosity: To motivate students to explore new languages, games, and cuisines, broadening their global perspective.


Impact of the engagement on students and reflection as a teacher:

The varied display helped students to understand and appreciate diverse culture ,language and cuisines from around the world .Helped students to celebrate diversity . The students were really excited to read different language books play different language games and this helped them to extend their horizons .

-Anju Dutt

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