Teachers And Parents Invest In Cultural Day For The Students

The students of Lami Prima­ry School were able to know more about themselves dur­ing their Cultural Week which ended on Friday.

The theme for the event was ‘Meu Kilai Au Mada’ (Self Identity).

Students displayed artefacts that their provinces are known for.

Teacher in-charge Savaira Tabuaniviti said it was the first time for the school to celebrate Culture Day their diverse culture and traditions.

“Teachers from different prov­inces taught the children what the provinces were known for. We want the children to know more about themselves, where we come from and our position in the va­nua.

“This is important because we have noticed that some of the chil­dren have very little knowledge of their culture,” Ms Tabuaniviti said.

“We noticed that their English marks can be high and their iTaukei subject can be their lowest mark. We want to try and balance the two. We also want to strength­en the knowledge of how to make Fijian artefacts.

“We are hoping to make this a term thing. The parents have been very supportive. This motivates the children to learn about them­selves. We learn about other coun­tries and yet we fail to know about our own.”

Parent, Merewai Bulou, said she was happy that her child could learn more about himself from an early age.

“I believe that it is important for us to teach our children our cul­ture. iTaukei are blessed with a unique culture and it is important that we pass the knowledge down to our children so that we can pre­serve it,” Ms Bulou said.

“I thank the teachers for coming up with this idea of having Cul­ture Day where the children repre­sent their province.”

Edited by Susana Tuilau

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