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A Week of International Celebrations

Ranney’s Lower and Middle School students celebrated various countries throughout the world during an International Week consisting of a Colors of the World Day and International Field Day on May 26th and 27th.

Dressed in colorful t-shirts representing continents that ranged from Australia and Europe to North America and Asia, the Lower School spent its Thursday afternoon playing games, completing fun-filled activities, and learning geographical facts about other cultures and their people. Whether playing sports like soccer, creating sand art, making crafts or having one’s face painted, the day included something for all ages — Beginners through grade five.

A spirited competition that appealed to the older masses, Ranney’s Physical Education Department also hosted a fourth and fifth grade challenge consisting of relay races, a capture the flag tournament and a game called “Nukem” similar to the sport of volleyball. The fifth grade saw victory over the fourth grade class as each were awarded three points for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss.

“Colors of the World Day is a fourth quarter International Festival that takes place each year in the Lower School,” said Head of the Lower School Patricia Marshall. One of four international festivities included throughout the fourth quarter this year, Ranney’s fifth grade also visited the United Nations on May 2nd. Meanwhile, several students performed an Indian Dance — taught by junior Neha Nayyar (sibling to Lower School students Himani Nayyar ’19 and Jatin Nayyar ’20) — at a Lower School Gathering on May 27th. The Lower School’s last International event of the fourth quarter will be a Native American Lenape Day for third grade students on June 3, 2011.

In keeping with the International theme, the Middle School held its Field Day for students grades six through eight on Friday afternoon. With each grade representing a continent such as Europe, Asia or Africa, each class also represented a country within that continent. For instance, while one sixth grade Spanish teacher’s homeroom dressed in colors symbolizing Sweden, theater teacher John Doyle’s homeroom depicted the country of Uganda.

Students competed amongst one another in soccer games and track and field events that ranged from scooter and kangaroo relays to obstacle courses and a hula hoop pass. Meanwhile, the day also consisted of a student versus faculty kickball tournament, which resulted in a 19-7 faculty victory.

Overall, fun was had by both faculty members and students as they learned of other cultures, of each other, and of the true meaning of teamwork during a week of International Festivities at Ranney.
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