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International Festival Celebrates Culture, Unity on Ponte Vedra Beach Campus

The Bolles Lower School Ponte Vedra Beach Campus community held its fourth annual International Festival on September 20, with 10 families generously presenting on 9 countries, cultures and international experiences. 

International Festival presenters and the countries/cultures they represented included: 

  • Corral Family, Albania
  • Grisha Family, Albania
  • Henley Family, U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Kahanda Family, Sri Lanka
  • Kappaz Family, Colombia
  • Morel Family, France
  • Munsell Family, Italy
  • Popkin Family, South Africa
  • Singh Family, Germany
  • Vause Family, Norway

The day began with a flag presentation in George Hall, which included a student-led welcome in several languages, the “Hola Song” with lower school language teacher Linda Farber and a peace pinwheel program with lower school art and iLab teacher Heather Hagy.

At 9 a.m., the students began rotations through campus classrooms, visiting the parent cultural presenters who shared demonstrations and displays with students. The International Festival concluded with time for reflection before the students transitioned back to their regular schedules.

Special thanks to all the Bulldog families who made this year’s festival so meaningful! For photos and videos from the International Festival, visit our online gallery here.