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Host a Multicultural Night
Invite your families to share elements of their culture or ethnicity with other members of the school community through storytelling, food, dance, arts and crafts to celebrate the things that make each culture unique.
Use the ideas below and on our
Multi Cultural Night Pinterest Page
to make the night special!
Get more ideas and resources to engage your full community on our
Engage For Equity
page.
Games & Activities
Include a game area where families can play games from around the world.
Create a passport for families to get stamped as they visit different stations throughout the event
Host activity/craft station (e.g. Chinese fans, Mexican weaving, Aboriginal dot art, henna hands)
Incorporate a scavenger hunt by giving participants questions that they need to answer about various cultures
Include a laptop or tablets where families can investigate their last name and heritage
Music, Dancing, Visual Arts
Host a dance or music performance (ask students or community artists/dancers)
Invite a dance teacher to help families learn a unique dance from around the world
Exhibit student and family artwork that celebrates cultures across the globe
Show family-friendly movies or television shows from other countries
Decorate with maps and visual symbols from family history or different cultures
Storytelling & Family Sharing
Ask parents to each set-up a table with special things from their culture (books/fabric/music/pottery etc)
Consider asking students to bring a "me-seum" shoe box decorated with things from their culture
Ask families to come dressed in a cultural heritage costume
Ask volunteers to share traditional legends, explain about history and culture or read a famous story
Encourage storytellers to dress up as famous heroes or heroines and read a book from their culture
Ask a parent and student to have a bilingual reading (parent reads in native language/student translates in english)
Invite students, parents, grandparents and others to share memories from their own experiences
Facilitate a book swap area for families to donate a book about their culture and gain a book about another culture
Global Cuisine
Invite all attendees to bring a favorite family dish (if allowed at the school)
Reach out to local restaurants to offer in-kind donations or to exhibit with food samples
Host cooking demonstrations for global cuisine or cooking methods (e.g., sushi making)
Follow your school district’s guidelines for food provided during after-school events
Ask cooks to list each ingredient on a notecard to place in front of every dish and avoid common
allergies such as nuts, soy, eggs and shellfish
Dates to Consider
Sept 15 - Oct 15:
Hispanic Heritage Month
November:
Native American Heritage Month
February:
African American History Month
March:
Women's History Month
May:
Asian Pacific Heritage Month
Home
About
Our Schools
Meet the Hunt District PTA
About the PTA
Starting a PTA
Calendar
District Events
Planning Calendar
Leader Support
COVID-19 Resources
>
College + COVID-19 Q&A
Good Standing Checklist
Family Engagement
Membership
>
Membership Tools
What Does It Mean To Be A Member?
Getting Volunteers
PTA Meetings
Advocacy
>
What Is Advocacy?
Notes From The Advocacy Chair
Engage For Equity
>
Engage For Equity
Notes From The Equity Chair
National PTA Spanish Resources
Nat'l PTA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resources
Health & Safety
>
Mental Health Resources
Fundraising
After School Programs
Finance
Bylaws & Standing Rules
Event Tools
Reflections - Arts
Family Reading
STEM + Families
Digital Safety
Family Fitness
Multicultural Night
More Event Ideas
Awards
Student Contests
>
Reflections - Arts
Citizenship Essay
Power Plates - Health
Scholarship
PTA Unit Awards
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Hunt District Challenge
Grants
Family Engagement Awards
Membership Awards
School of Excellence
Individual Awards
Resources
Forms & Templates
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