Cultural Exchange is a part of the the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program. On 26th October 2011, I celebrated Diwali with the staff and students of the Hazel Park High School.On the previous day some students volunteered to decorate the board and make posters. They were interested in learning more about the festival and how we celebrated.
GETTING READY FOR THE CELEBRATION, THE PREVIOUS DAY
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| THE BOARD IS READY !!! |
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| CHARTS UP!!! | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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The next day Mrs. Emily drove me to the School with the "Kesari" a traditional sweet, which i made at home and "Murukkus " and other stuff to school. When i entered the room there was a BIG SURPRISE!!! Emily had placed diya's and lots of Indian sweets on my table and a card signed by some of my teacher colleagues and the leadership students. I WAS TOUCHED ,BY THE LOVE THEY SHOWER ON ME!!!
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| LIGHTING THE THE DIYA BY MRS.EMILY |
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| LIGHTING THE LAMP BY A STUDENT!!!! |
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| SHARING SWEETS !!! |
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| SHARING LOVE!!! |
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| MORE SWEETS WITH MRS.PAM |
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| SPREADING THE MESSAGE OF HAPPINESS ,UNITY AND BROTHERHOOD!!! |
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| POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ON DIWALI!!! STORIES OF RAMA, NARAKASURA, KRISHNA........ |
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| CAN THERE EVER BE NICER STUDENTS THAN THESE!!! NO NEVER!!! THEY ARE THE BEST!!! |
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| MY FIFTH HOUR STUDENTS LEARNING THE EMISSION SPECTRUM OF SOME GASES!!! | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| COLORFUL VAPOR LAMPS ON DIWALI DAY!!! WHAT A COINCIDENCE!!! WITH MY SIXTH HOUR STUDENTS!! |
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| STUDY! FUN!! STORYTELLING!!! NOW ITS TIME FOR FOOD!!!! TASTING KESARI!!! |
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| TIME TO TAKE A PLEDGE !!! MY FOURTH HOUR STUDENTS TAKING A PLEDGE!!! |
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| ARE MY EYES CHEATING ME!!! NO!!! MY EARS DO NOT!!! I CAN HEAR!!! "ON THIS DAY, LET ME SHRED AWAY, ALL THE EVIL THOUGHTS. MAY I THROW AWAY, ALL THE BAD HABITS I HAD. LET ME TURN INTO A NEW PERSON, SEEKING FOR KNOWLEDGE . I KNOW THAT KNOWLEDGE IS THE ONLY WEALTH THAT CANNOT BE TAKEN AWAY BY ANY FORCE AND IT WILL LEAD ME TO ETERNAL BLISS!" |
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AFTER THE CLASS, BELIEVE ME I CAN HEAR MANY OF THE STUDENTS SAYING "TODAY IS THE BEST CLASS" I WISH I COULD CELEBRATE DIWALI EVERY DAY!!!
Wonderful photos! I am so glad you were able to share this with HP students. It inspires me to prepare something for KVM for Halloween on Monday.
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Thank you, it was really useful to reach some of the students. We had fun and also a chance for some of them to think and change.Hope you enjoy too
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