International Cultural Festival

Our project is the 4th Annual International Cultural Festival created and run by my students in the Global Citizenship Program at Newburyport High School. This course which I created in 2024 is a three year course for students in grade 10 - 12. In grade 10 their theme is Empathy. They work to identify and develop their skills as a global citizen by learning to see the world through other peoples point of view. Juniors learn about collaboration and cooperation by creating a steering committee and in this format, they organize, promote and run the festival itself. Finally in grade 12 students spend the year on a capstone project, presenting this at the festival to the public.

The festival features not only student presentations and activities created in classrooms throughout the district - but also local cultural artisans, crafts people, storytellers, musicians, nonprofits and businesses with cultural / global connections. The event this school year is on April 29th and is free and open to the public. Approximately 100 students will be involved in the festival and based on last year we expect approximately 400 or more students, families and community members to attend the festival

Подкрепен от Newburyport, MA (January 2026)