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Cultural Nights
n one of the fastest growing communities in the state, getting to know your neighbor can also mean learning about a new culture. Many of our Prosper ISD elementary schools host Family Heritage or Cultural Nights to expose parents and students to the many cultures within their school. Families hosted tables to share food, dress, information, and artifacts about their culture. Students participate in activities such as storytelling, wax museums, and music and dance performances. The event provided new families with the opportunity to meet their neighbors and learn more about the various cultures within their community. “As a new family to PISD, new to Texas and even new to the country, we really enjoyed the welcoming vibes of the event,” shared Najia & Haroon Shuaib. “Our favorite part of the event was the kid’s excited faces while watching their names being written in colorful Arabic script. These kinds of events can bring the community closer and provide a platform to understand each other better.”
Folsom Elementary parent Abdullah Almamun participated in the event. “It was such a fun and educational event. It was an amazing opportunity for kids and parents to know about each other’s culture and history,” Almamun said. The event provided students with an opportunity to collaborate with their parents to “As a new family to PISD, new learn more about to Texas and even new to the their own family country, we really enjoyed heritage. Folsom the welcoming vibes of the Elementary event.” parent Silvana - Najia & Haroon Shuaib Smith shared that she and her daughter were both so excited with the idea, and her daughter embraced the role of being a child ambassador for Brazil right away. “It made me so proud to see her wanting to learn more about my home country and being enthusiastic about sharing all the information she learned. She also loved selecting online photos to go along with the fun facts that she posted in a tri-fold. She even created a list of common words in Portuguese in case people wanted to learn. The best part is that we had a blast putting it all together,” Smith said. SPRING 2022 | HIGHLIGHTS MAGAZINE | 41
