St. Philip Neri Provides Celebration of Cultures for 2024 End-of-Year Program

End-of-Year Dance Celebration

The end-of-year 2024 Celebration of Cultures took center stage in the St. Philip Neri auditorium on December 19th. Each class chose a dance to represent a country reflecting their students' cultural or ancestral backgrounds.

5th Graders representing the Honduras Culture

Countries represented in the Celebration of Culture includes United States, Guatemala, Cuba, El Salvador, Philippines, Belize, Costa Rica, Equador, Honduras, Mexico, Colombia, and Nicaragua.

A Packed House for the Dance Program

The Pre-School class danced the Gorilla Dance

7th Graders Representing Colombia Culture 3rd Grade Representing Costa Rica

Everyone had a fun time!

We find that when students participate in cultural dance performances, they don’t just observe a new culture; they live it, move to its rhythms, and internalize its values, facilitating their integration into a multicultural world.