When we moved to Texas, we knew full well that it'd be the most diverse place we've ever lived. The most common route for U-Haul rentals is California to Texas, and while we've met a ton of people here, not many originally hail from Houston. In Britton's elementary school, over 32 languages are spoken in the collective students' homes! And the amazing thing is, people are overwhelmingly accepting of different cultures, languages, customs, and appearances. Differences are celebrated, and that includes Barrett's preschool's "Parade of Cultures." This is also a great chance for the kids to learn about different countries/regions. Barrett's class represented China! They exited the building exclaiming "Ni hao!" ("hello" in Chinese).
Barrett spotted us amongst the throng of excited, cell-phone-at-the-ready parents and gave us a big smile! We were encouraged to walk with the kids to the "parade route" (a sectioned off part of the back field). I think the teachers wanted us to get the kids moving!
The boys in the class made pellet drums, while the girls made fans (all out of paper plates). The other classes represented Brazil, Antarctica, Italy, Mexico, USA, India, and Australia. Each classroom had activities and food from their area!
Barrett was definitely hungry, because he sampled the Chinese noodles, nachos, pizza, meatballs, and naan bread! We toured every classroom in order to get a sticker for the map, then Barrett got to pick out his reward - some play-do and fruit snacks.
He was so proud of knowing how to say ni hao and knowing about China, and was excited to show us the other classrooms too. The Parade of Cultures was a success!
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