At New City Primary School we celebrate our rich diverse cultures in our school by organising a range of activities such as International Day, assemblies for different celebrations (e.g. Diwali, Eid, Christmas, Hanukah, Yalda night), and Go Gamelan. At New City we want to make learning enriching, dynamic and meaningful with a forward-thinking global outlook. From year 1 children learn Mandarin and for the last 3 years through collaboration with the Confucius Institute, we have organised different activities to celebrate the Chinese New Year, which included dancing and martial arts. We have also welcomed visits from head Teachers from Denmark on an annual basis to exchange ideas and strategies for school improvement.
New City Primary School - an International School
We are delighted to say in September 2021, New City has been awarded the International School Award by the British Council for building excellent relationships with partner schools across Asia, Africa and America. At New City we have clearly embraced the necessity for developing global awareness with our children and have ensured that there is a strong International dimension to our curriculum. Our international activities include: The Chinese New Year Festival, Gamelan workshops, Faith Tours (trips to a mosque, church, temple) and Earth Day.
As a school is developing an understanding and appreciation of the interconnection that completing International work can bring. This will help our children to understand themselves and their place in the world. We are excited about continuing our international journey and our partnerships with schools across the world.
Hosting a teacher from Germany for one week
20th February 2024From the 5th of February to the 9th of February we hosted Herr Kai-Uwe Zillmer from Walsrode, Germany as part of the exchange ‘Host a teacher’ organised by UK German Connections.
Read more >Celebrating European Heritage week
20th February 2024Last term New City celebrated European Heritage.
Read more >Chinese New Year at New City
29th January 2024The children at New City took part in a spectacular performance put on by Chinese dancers, martial artists and musicians to celebrate Chinese New Year
Read more >Trip to the Church
18th December 2023Last week, Year 1 visited Upper-Room Foursquare Church to learn all about the Christmas Journey.
Read more >R.E. International Exchange – A Virtual Visit to India
30th November 2023Year 3 were lucky to be invited on a virtual visit to India.
Read more >Raising money for Morocco
19th October 2023On the 22nd of September we organised a cake sale to raise money for Morocco.
Read more >Black History Month
19th October 2023This week New City celebrated Black History Month
Read more >Host a teacher from Germany
10th July 2023On the 12th of June we were proud to host a German teacher, Miss Frau Simona Hubber from Hermann Lons Schule.
Read more >International Fete 2023
3rd July 2023We all had a wonderful evening celebrating our amazing cultural heritage across our community.
Read more >Year 3 Gamelan
26th June 2023Over the past 2 weeks year 3 have been learning all about Indonesian culture through the Gamelan project.
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