Around the World with a Cultural Fair at Chesapeake Academy
The school sponsors first fair to bring different cultures to students.
The families of Chesapeake Academy (CA) got to travel around the world on Saturday and didn’t even have to leave the school building. The school held their first ever Cultural Fair, bringing the foods, art, and customs of different countries to life to educate the CA community about how others live. “I wanted to enrich children’s knowledge of the world, to get them out of the bubble where they live,” said Renee Spears, parent volunteer and fair coordinator. “They will need to understand the culture of others to be global citizens." Parents and staff members volunteered their day to share their heritage from a variety of continents and countries, including Asia, Africa, India, Russia, Poland, Greece and Italy. Entertained by the musical …
