A Monthlong International Celebration

Throughout the month of March, the Global Language Department at R.C. Murphy Junior High School coordinated several activities for the school’s and District’s students and staff.

Fifth and sixth-grade students from the District were invited to learn about French and German cooking during two after-school cooking classes. Murphy students currently enrolled in the building’s French classes were invited to attend a French Night organized by the NY Islanders, and all Global Language classes visited the Cinema Arts Centre to view a movie about the language they are studying and eat at an authentic restaurant serving that country’s customary dishes.

The building’s students also participated in a poster contest, themed Languages Connect Us, as well as a door-decorating contest. As a culminating activity to the monthlong celebration, Murphy’s Global Languages Honor Society organized and catered an International Night, which was open to the entire community. During the event, attendees feasted on a wide variety of traditional dishes and watched as students performed the Can Can, Tarantella, and Irish stepdance, and two professional dancers performed the salsa and merengue.  
 

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