Experiencing Indian Culture
After last year’s successful Unison World School (UWS) exchange, we welcomed back 12 girls and staff from UWS in India for two weeks to experience boarding life at Kilgraston.
A full itinerary was in place for their visit to enable them to experience Scottish education, history and culture. A timetable of activities was organised, including Scottish dancing, cultural trips to museums and theatre and historical visits to Scone Palace and Falkland Palace. The visit to Edinburgh was a particular highlight and the party had an opportunity to visit the Scottish parliament and Edinburgh Castle.
The UWS girls were a real inspiration to us all and delivered several fabulous performances to pupils, parents, staff and former girls. The girls attended lessons with Kilgraston pupils and impressed us with their enthusiasm and diligence. They have delighted their audiences with colourful and vibrant performances of Indian song and dance. With many nationalities represented at Kilgraston, it was a great opportunity for us to experience Indian culture and take part in all of the fun activities they organised.
The visit has enabled us to strengthen our exchange programme and plans are now being made for our girls to visit UWS next year. Before leaving Kilgraston, Ms Sharma and Ms Beri presented the Chairman of Governors with a beautiful image of Lord Krishna, painted by one of the UWS girls, which now hangs in pride of place at the back of the Chapel, highlighting our strong bond with UWS.
Mrs MacGinty said “They have been the most delightful group of students and it was lovely seeing our girls interact with UWS and adopt them into the day and boarding community. I believe establishing links with international schools and learning about different cultures is pivotal in today’s world where our girls understand that they are truly global citizens and not just citizens of the country they were born in.”
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