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Students celebrate culture at a Maple Ridge elementary school

April 25, 2023

By Colleen Flanagan, The Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows News

Students at an elementary school in Maple Ridge learned about the different cultural events celebrated in spring.

A group of students at Harry Hooge Elementary explained the festivals of Nowruz, Songkran, Vaishaki, Ramadan, Holi, and Easter, to their peers at an assembly on Wednesday, April 19.

English Language Learning (ELL) teacher Kawaldeep Ghuman, Grade 4/5 teacher Vibha Budshah, and ELL teacher Jennifer Tsai, organized the event.

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