The Cathedral Vidya School

Nikhath Fatima – Middle School Coordinator Presenting the Indian Culture to people unfamiliar with its diversity is a daunting task. Where does one begin? The country has so much to offer; from different dialects spoken in remote hamlets to the Silicon Valley in the South there is so much to do, learn, observe, reflect and evaluate. To showcase the vibrant nature of this incredible country a Project called ‘Cultural India’ was explored by the students from Grade 4-8 at The Cathedral-Vidya School –  boarding school in Mumbai , India starting in April 2017. The best way to engage children was to inspire them to create and maintain a scrapbook almost like a beautiful travel brochure that would cover various elements from rulers and their administrations to art forms, cuisines and traditional attire. So began the scrap book task as students spent 3 hours every Saturday morning working in teams, researching, assessing information for use in their scrap books. This taught them an i