RVIS Celebrates Cultural Diversity

RIFFA VIEWS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
CELEBRATES CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Riffa Views International School celebrated cultural diversity along with its students, faculty, staff, and parents, at the school’s first International Day. The event presented a perfect setting for students to have the opportunity to learn about other countries’ culture, traditions, handicrafts, food, and games.

The students also participated in a costume parade along with a presentation showing every country represented by the students, faculty and parents, featuring their country’s flag and national dress to start off the event. Then everyone was treated to a musical concert in the school’s cafetorium as the grand finale for the day.

RVIS Director, Bruce McWilliams commented: “We live in an increasingly culturally diverse society and for this reason it is important to help children understand cultural differences and recognize similarities. Cultural diversity is an important part of the learning experience of RVIS students.”

RVIS currently has 187 students enrolled from 24 different nationalities. Some of the countries represented at International Day were, Bahrain, United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, India, Korea, Pakistan, Lebanon, amongst many more.

At the International Day, students, faculty, staff and parents were also encouraged to offer donations in support of the victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Mr. McWilliams commented: “RVIS decided to be a part of the solution and assist with relief efforts through donations that will reach Haiti via the United Nations World Food Program.”

Riffa Views TV – Episode 12: RVIS, A Positive Start

Following on from the previous episode, Richard Browning, Riffa Views’ CEO, introduces two parents who share their reactions to the Riffa Views International School just a few weeks after it officially opened, and tell us a little about their aspirations for their children’s education and how RVIS fits in to their strategy.

click to download Riffa Views TV Episode 12

Riffa Views TV – Episode 11: Creating a World Class Educational Environment

An educational environment is a lot more than simply pretty buildings, although those certainly help in setting the mood and creating the necessary spaces to encourage learning, such an environment needs to attract and keep world-class teachers and staff who use their creativity in making the learning experience fun, challenging and exciting so that children would want to learn and would want to go to school.

This short film is an exploration of such an environment: Riffa Views International School, headed by its director Bruce McWilliams, have managed to attract the right mix of people from all over the world with a wide experience base who will be entrusted with translating the vision into reality.

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