SCHOOL HIGHLIGHT…

RESPECT: STEYNING GRAMMAR SCHOOL DIVERSITY DAY

Steyning Grammar boarding students and staff hosted a Diversity Day for more than 50 primary school pupils.

The school organised a programme of engaging workshops and activities centred around the theme of respect and celebrating difference.

Both staff and students worked with the younger pupils who were aged 9 and 10 as they took part in discussions and thoughtprovoking activities.

Year 13 boarding student Caleb, who helped to run the activities, said:

“The workshops taught the children about diversity and understanding how to be inclusive of different kinds of people. We had discussions with the pupils about language barriers and asking them if there have been times they haven’t understood things. The younger students also played a matching up game to teach them about definitions such as gender, age and religion.

It was very interesting to see how they felt about different topics and I was impressed with how much they knew about diversity. I think it was a good day because they seemed very interested and were all taking part.”

Director of boarding, Tom Leighton, said:

“As well as the primary school students, representatives from Chichester Diocese and CofE Educators took part in the day. Two of our boarding students, sixth formers Billy Wheals and Demi Alao are proud to be Racial Justice Youth Ambassadors.”