Chester Bishop’s Bluecoat CE High: Celebrating Cultural Diversity

Bishops` Blue Coat CE High School recently celebrated the rich cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity of students in our school with our first highly successful Culture Week.

The week was organised by our Diversity Group, a group of students who have received training from The Diana Award to become anti-racist ambassadors across the school. Culture Week involved a wide range of enrichment activities during lessons, Form Time, and lunch times to celebrate and broaden our students` understanding of diversity in our school.

The highlight of the week was our Culture Fair which involved students from over 20 different countries and cultures sharing their language and cultural heritage with others in our school. Parents also sent in recipes for dishes, some of which were served in our canteen.

We believe that to truly live `life in all of its fullness` (John 10: 10), we need to create a school culture where tolerance, respect and understanding of all is the norm. There was such a spirit of openness and joy in our school this week, as our students and staff listened to each other and learnt from each other about the cultures, backgrounds and languages that form the colourful tapestry of our school community.