World Day at King Offa School

World Day at King Offa School was nothing if not adventurous.

As part of the introduction of modern foreign languages into the curriculum, the school had decided to devote a day to raising awareness of and interest in other peoples.

With no fewer than 12 nationalities in the school population, Tuesday got off to a flying start.

Parents supported the day by ensuring that pupils came dressed in the colours of their class's chosen country's flag and donated 50p to the Modern Foreign Languages Fund.

Some parents entered into the spirit of the occasion by giving cookery demonstrations featuring the food of their homeland.

A day spent fact-finding culminated in a special assembly when the new-found knowledge was proclaimed by each class in turn.

The day included a taste of India, counting in Italian, singing a Welsh song, non-alcoholic Spanish sangria, Swedish tradition, a look at Romania and Germany, Nigerian masks and "helo" in Ebo and the colour symbolism of Ghana's flag explained.

There was a special "thank you" (in English) at the end of the day for parents, staff and volunteers who had made the day so special.

Asked at the end of an enthusiastically-presented assembly if they had enjoyed it, up went a sea of hands.

Some things are international.