Cultural Week
By Alyssa Krutsinger and Emily Siegel
Main Idea
A week of showing the different types of cultures.
- Foods from cultures
- Dress like culture
- Small lesson about the certain culture.
Different Cultures of the Week
Hispanic
Classic Men's clothing
Girls traditional clothing
Common Foods
Enchiladas are very popular, Mexico is very known for their spices.
Asian
Indian
Women's Clothing
Men's Clothing
Common Foods
Indian foods are very known for their spices. A very well known spicy dish is "curry".
Hawaiian
Women's Clothing
This is not entirely common, but dancer's in Hawaii wear outfits like this.
Men's Clothing
Popular Foods
A "Hawaiian" style pizza.
Italian
Women's Clothing
A lot of clothing in Italy is similar to the U.S.'s.
Men's Clothing
Although a lot of the clothing is more elegant or deluxe looking.
Common Food
Lasagna is a very popular in Italy.
Why is culture week is important?
- Empathy
- Intercultural Skills
- Knowledge about the different cultures
- Acceptance of diversity
What is Empathy?
- Fuels connection
- feeling with people
- no judgements
- being there for people
First Resource: Raising Global Children
Facts we noticed:
- provided a solid grounding about culture
- explains more about food, music, and art
- explains how children adapt to their culture
- should teach our children to appreciate and interact with people with different cultures
- Encourage the different types cultures
Second Resource: How to Say "This is crap" in Different Languages
Facts we noticed:
- It can be difficult to mix cultures.
- If more people understood each others cultures, people would be more accepting.
- Different cultures do things different.
Things We Wondered About:
- What would LHS be like if everyone was culturally accepting
- Why do people hate on other cultures so much
Last Resource: 40 Maps That Explain the World
Facts That We Noticed-
- In many countries there is still extreme hating against different cultures
- The U.S. is not the most diverse and we think that is because people don't have an understanding of different cultures
- How could the message get to the entire country?
- Why is there still hate against cultures?