International Day

What is International Day at AIS? It's a day for students to take pride in their countries! I love seeing the kids come to school on International Day because instead of seeing all the yellow, red, and green polo shirts, I see tons of colors and beautifully designed outfits from around the world. All the students dress up in traditional costume from their home countries. Kids are dressed in brightly colored fabrics of Ghana, beautiful dresses from Korea, and jeans and t-shirts from America. :) Being from America is not nearly as much fun as being from somewhere else!

When faced with different cultures from around the world everyday, I am reminded of how God is God of all cultures. He is the same and He connects with people who come from completely different backgrounds. Our God is amazing! Here are some pictures from the day!

One of the teachers led some of the students in a traditional Ghanaian dance.

Our students from Korea make up one of the largest country groups at AIS.

Jessica (South Africa) and Fanny (Togo) learn about Iraq.

Tony (Scotland), Mr. V., and Ian (Kenya). Mr. V. shared information on Scotland with the students so of course dressed the part after watching Braveheart!

Sakura (Japan) and Mirela (South Africa) playing German word Bingo in my class.
Everyone was so upset when I said I would tell them the English word and they would have to find the German word until they realized that it wasn't as hard as they thought!