In Celebration Of International Children’s Day Pupils From The British International School Kyiv Joi

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On the 1st of June the British International School Kyiv celebrated Children’s Day with a large concert, culminating in children from the school singing a choral version of “Earth Song” by Michael Jackson.

For pupils of the school, the celebrations started early in the morning with a themed chalk drawing contest. Children were encouraged to cover the School’s playground with designs inspired by the theme: “International Children Gameland”. International students wore their national costumes and colours, which against the background of the chalk covered playground created a kaleidoscope of colour.

The first part of the day was filled with traditional children’s games from different countries. For example, pupils took part in the American game “hot potato”, in which players pass a small bag of potatoes around in a circle. Whoever is holding the bag when the music stops is out of the game – the winner is the last player still in the game. Students also played games from exotic countries such as the exciting “duck duck goose” game from Ghana.

The school hosted a book fair with many English ...
... language books. When the students were tired of playing and running around in the school playground, they could choose books to read over the summer holidays.

After lunch, a festive concert took place, giving school pupils an opportunity to demonstrate to guests and parents what they learned at arts, music and drama lessons over the year.

“We have always understood the need to balance hard work with relaxation and entertainment”, said Olga Zastavna, General Director, British International School. “On one hand we uphold the highest standards of education based on the British and Ukrainian programmes, but on the other we prepare holidays for the children where they can demonstrate their talents, play with their peers and relax”.

“Our school has pupils from countries all over the word. As such, the School has a natural multicultural environment helping children to learn to be tolerant and respectful of other nations. That is why we organized Children’s Day with a central International theme, so that children could learn more about other cultures and traditions”, said Maxim Makarov, Deputy Director, British International School.