Primary school students shared the culinary and cultural traditions of their native countries as part of as part of a special event that celebrated diversity.

Elliot Primary School said its first International Tasters Day last Thursday was a great success and staff plan to organise the event annually. Among the countries featured were Bermuda, Venezuela, Portugal, Brazil, Egypt, Britain, Zimbabwe, India and Kenya.

Students were given a “passport” allowing them to sample food from four of the stations set up in the hall that represented different countries.

Daltonell Minors, the deputy principal, said: “We wanted to get children in touch with other cultures that are a part of our school population.

“Each class would study a separate country and today was culmination of the work they have been doing.

“Some gave presentations and brought in food representing their country.

“They loved it. Each child was given a passport with four stamp spaces so they could go around and get a taste of those four stations. Around the hall there were artefacts from the different countries presented.

“During the presentations, we learnt about Egypt’s King Tut and how Egyptians were known for hieroglyphics, toothpaste and breath mints, jewellery and make-up.

“For Bermuda, we danced to Proud to Be Bermudian and a Kenyan student shared a lot about their food, the animals, religion and language.”

Ms Minors said the day was such a success that the school plans to run the event annually.

At the end of the day, the students participated in a competition which drew on the knowledge they had gained throughout the event.

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