United Nations Day
March 22, 2007

Stanstead College students shared their cultures and customs with visiting schoolchildren on Thursday, March 22 at United Nations Day.

Roughly 200 Grade 6 students from Vermont and the Townships toured various pavilions located throughout the College, created and manned by Stanstead’s multicultural student body.

In Asia, for example, children made origami, had their names written in Chinese lettering and learned about traditional games, food and clothing.

The smell of burning sweet grass and sage wafted out of the First Nations pavilion, where students enjoyed bannock, heard stories and saw traditional clothing and jewelry.

Games and music were the highlight of the Quebec pavilion, while in Mexico students learned how the Day of the Dead is celebrated and took away spicy Mexican candy.

There were also student-run displays for Germany, France, Scotland and Australia.

The visitors enjoyed performances by the school’s jazz band and choir, learned about the various clubs and community service programs, designed postage stamps, and sat down to an international lunch in the cafeteria.

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