Students at Seneca Middle School recently participated in a cultural diversity week to help celebrate diversity and embrace cultures from around the world.

The event, facilitated by Seneca Middle School’s foreign language teachers Brooke Failey-Ramirez, Lorie Fernandez, Grace Markowitz, Virginia Meric and Diamela Peguero-Collazo and prevention counselor Stephanie Garcia, encompassed socially distanced dance workshops, an international lunch menu and student speakers sharing the daily announcements in their native languages, such as Greek, Gujarati, Italian, Turkish and Vietnamese.

Seventh and eighth grade students learned dances from around the world, including Italy’s tarantella, Cuba’s cha cha, Dominican Republic’s bachata, Ireland’s step dance and Colombia’s cumbia.

The interactive experience served as a great way for the students to express themselves and learn about the immense diversity found around the world.