Queenstown Primary School pupils, parents and staff celebrated their second annual International Day on Friday with a showcase of just a handful of the 40 nationalities represented in the classrooms.
All 630 pupils took turns to sample delicious home-cooked cuisine from stalls operated by parents and pupils representing Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Fiji, China, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, the United States, France, Germany, Sweden and Scotland.
Class activities included flag identification, mapping tasks and junior and senior classes joining to read stories from other countries. Russian and Japanese dances and kapa haka were performed in assembly and a pupil shared her experience of celebrating the Hindu Festival of Holi.
All pupils marched behind their original country's flag in a grand parade, led by Scottish piper and new school caretaker Martin Bell, in the afternoon.
Cultural co-ordinator Sarah Ferguson said International Day ''celebrates the diversity in our school and to make everyone feel welcome and valued.''
