We held a Somali Cultural evening for Pupils at Abraham Moss High School and their parents last term. The evening was well attended and very much enjoyed.  The evening began with a welcome from Sylvia Ospina, Head of EMA, and Mohammed Adam, Somali BSW.  The Somali parents brought traditional food which everyone shared.  While everyone was eating, pupils took photos of typical Somali food and Somali dress.  Other pupils made tapes of the parents’ views about their hopes for the future and of Somali stories, poems and experiences.

In the second part of the evening Rob Adkins, Acting Deputy Headteacher, introduced a presentation given by the pupils of the different areas of the website that they had made.  The pupils made their presentation in English and Somali.  The parents were very appreciative of the pupils’ presentation.

The parents then contributed with Somali poems, songs and dance. 

You can find out more about the evening by clicking on the links below.

For a Quicktime video of a poem by Mohammed Adam about education click on the picture below...

For a Quicktime video of some dancing click on the picture below...

To see an evaluation by pupils and their parents of the evening click here.

To find out about future developments click here.