GIIS East Coast Campus celebrated its Annual Day recently with the theme “Around the World in 80 Minutes”, bringing the vibrancy and diversity of various world traditions to life on stage.
Students from kindergarten to Grade 9 dressed in vibrant costumes and delivered songs, dances and skits that celebrated the unique cultures from around the globe.
The festivities began with a performance by the school band followed by a classical dance and a song that paid tribute to the multicultural spirit of Singapore.
Guided by the emcees, the audience was taken on a journey through foreign lands, with the highlights including a Chinese drama, a Kenyan drama, a Russian play that conveyed messages of forgiveness and unity, the English play The Trial of Goldilocks, and Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice.
There were also Spanish, Filipino, Austrian and Peruvian dances.
Artiste and arts educator Vickneswari Vadivalagan and regional vice-president of Cambium Networks Himanshu Motial were the guests of honour at the event.
It concluded with a stirring rendition of the World Anthem by the school choir, uniting everyone in the spirit of global harmony.
