global virtual celebration - Mexico
Recently, we were honored to have the opportunity to participate in a global virtual celebration of the Day Of The Dead with several other North American Sacred Heart Schools via Microsoft Teams.
Colegio Guadalajara which is located in Mexico, kindly invited us to join them for their annual ‘Cultural presentation’ where all of their high school students organised and shared a presentation on this famous Mexican day. A silver lining of the pandemic is that we have been able to virtually connect with more Sacred Heart Schools than ever for events such as this one.
Both of our schools were determined not to let the pandemic prevent us from taking part in their range of cultural activities and workshops. The event was attended by the Upper Sixth, and the Lower Sixths Pupils from Higher Spanish. Myself and two younger Mexicans served as the translators for the event, which was an incredible opportunity to broaden our horizons, share different traditions and to learn about other cultures.
The highlights of the presentation for me were getting to meet different people from various sacred heart schools, and having the opportunity to make use of the Sacred Heart network. I felt that despite being Mexican myself, my eyes were opened to the traditions of their school to celebrate this well known day.
This exhibition was an invaluable chance to learn in a different way and to use our brains in a alternative way, to use technology in our favour and to make the best of a difficult situation in that we were not able to attend the event physically thanks to COVID.
Article by: Daniela
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