{"id":4953,"date":"2025-09-24T14:01:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T02:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/?p=4953"},"modified":"2025-09-24T17:11:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T05:11:20","slug":"aea-international-day-connecting-cultures-creating-friendships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/zh_hk\/aea-international-day-connecting-cultures-creating-friendships\/","title":{"rendered":"AEA International Day \u2013 Connecting Cultures, Creating Friendships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4953\" class=\"elementor elementor-4953\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d63b0e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d63b0e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3e419 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac3e419\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc6dde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fc6dde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">International Day at AEA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7112712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7112712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">11 september 2025 | ICL Education Centre<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afed875 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afed875\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On <strong data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"261\">11 September 2025<\/strong>, Auckland English Academy came alive with colour, music, and flavours as we celebrated <strong data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"418\">AEA International Day \u2013 Connecting Cultures, Creating Friendships<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The event, organised by our dedicated teachers and led by Director of Studies <strong data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"517\">Leah Winsley<\/strong>, brought together students from around the world to share and celebrate their unique cultural identities. Grouped by countries and regions, students worked together to proudly represent their cultures through food, traditional attire, decorations, music, and live performances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b2da2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b2da2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbc55a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fbc55a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4958\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0396f6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0396f6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1e02e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1e02e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The student lounge was transformed into a vibrant stage for a global variety show. Performances ranged from modern Japanese classics to the traditional Chinese folk song <em data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"985\">Jasmine Flower<\/em>, accompanied by a beautiful group rendition. A kung fu demonstration drew enthusiastic applause, followed by heartfelt Cantonese songs from our Chinese students. Students from Rapa Nui amazed the audience with a powerful <em>H\u014d<\/em><em>ko<\/em>\u00a0and graceful <em data-start=\"1225\" data-end=\"1235\">\u2019aparima<\/em> dance, while fellow Chileans shared the national dance, the <em data-start=\"1292\" data-end=\"1299\">Cueca <\/em>and sang folklore songs.<\/p><p>Our Colombian students lifted the energy with a mash-up of rhythms, from salsa and cumbia to the fast-paced <em data-start=\"1412\" data-end=\"1420\">mapal\u00e9<\/em>. A Korean student surprised the audience with an interactive K-pop trivia quiz, while a Brazilian student wowed with capoeira moves. The day closed with smiles and elegance as a group of Thai students performed the traditional <em data-start=\"1648\" data-end=\"1658\">Ram Thai<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70312d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70312d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9a20a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c9a20a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd6a39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6dd6a39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4959\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c92878a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c92878a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">A group of Japanese students singing a classic Japanese pop song<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583dc60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"583dc60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c69852 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c69852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4960\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd41062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd41062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Teachers&#8217; jury clapping at students&#8217; performances<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1be830 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1be830\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fcb551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fcb551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4962\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7307371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7307371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">A group of Chinese students singing the Jasmine Flower song<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dea446 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9dea446\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d55d33a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d55d33a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/05.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4963\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba88676 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba88676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">A Mongolian student chanting a classic Mongolian song<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58aca86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58aca86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ff6884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ff6884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/08.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4966\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f79fd4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f79fd4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Rapa Nui (Chile) student performing a <em>hoka,\u00a0<\/em>a traditional war dance\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d82fba3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d82fba3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c55a77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c55a77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/09.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4967\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d18996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d18996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Rapa Nui students performing traditional <em>&#8216;aparima <\/em>dance<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd38a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bd38a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-def3068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"def3068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After the performances, the celebration continued in classrooms that students had transformed into cultural showcases. Each room featured decorations, traditional themes, and an incredible variety of sweet and savoury dishes. Students shared the stories behind their food, inviting their peers to taste and learn more about their traditions.<\/p><p>The atmosphere throughout the day was filled with <strong data-start=\"2058\" data-end=\"2144\">laughter, delicious food, music, and friendships that crossed borders and cultures<\/strong>. Events like these remind us of the rich diversity within our school and the importance of celebrating and respecting each other\u2019s heritage.<\/p><p>At AEA, we are proud to create opportunities for our students to <strong data-start=\"2354\" data-end=\"2433\">share their cultures, build lasting friendships, and learn from one another<\/strong>, fostering a spirit of unity and global connection that extends far beyond the classroom.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d25b4c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d25b4c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279959e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"279959e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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demonstration from Chilean students<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e86727 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e86727\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e631f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e631f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4972\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda8e88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dda8e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Students from Colombia demonstrating various regional genres and dances<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-958c8ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"958c8ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d07de14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d07de14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1275\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/english.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/16.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4974\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25295ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25295ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Brazilian student performing <em>Capoeira<\/em>, a martial art and dance blend<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6546312 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6546312\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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