Proposal of Cultural Event by Anjali Agarwal TESOL 507 January 13th, 2014 Mrs. Cindy Perez

Our International Village-People around the World South Americans-Hispanics Asians- Philippines, Indonesians, Chinese, Koreans, Vietnamese, Buddhist, Thai, and Indians Europeans- Germans, Russians, French, British, Italians, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, and Greeks African-Americans Middle-Eastern- Muslims

Invitation Card Welcome to an Eventful Evening!!!!!!! Please join our ‘Community Get Together- A Cultural Event’ to celebrate our unity among cultural diversity and American Heritage with your friends & family. Location: High School Purple Gym When: Saturday, January 18 th, 2014 Time: 4 pm-7pm Event Led by: School Administrators, Staff, and Students from all communities

Vision of Community Event’s Venue

Highlights of the Event Venue A decorative and welcoming main entrance – students standing on side to greet and guide the visitors Fifteen booths will be spread out on south side of the gym assign to different groups A conference area- to have open discussion on the global or cultural issues A common area for people to hang out to mingle A big stage area for final celebration – A variety cultural program

At the End: Every visitor will receive a “Thank You’ card by the students who are standing at the exit to show their appreciation and gratitude for visiting the special event!

Speaker’s Agenda Present the layout of the venue to the audience School Principal will welcome all the guests- Special guest (Mayor of the town) school board members, administrators, teachers parents, local vendors, whole student body, Priests from different religious centers and volunteers Invitation cards: Need to be printed and send out Principal will introduce the agenda of the event on the day as follows: Mayor of the city will inaugurate the event ( a ribbon cutting ceremony)-declare the opening of the ceremony Talk about: the purpose of the event- highlight the importance of culturally responsive teaching in the multicultural community, provide information of the place and ways to find help if in needed during the event, and introduce Closing of the ceremony- A variety cultural program presented by the students A Thank you note by the assistant Principal

Materials include Postures, banners, markers, paint, butcher paper, and brushes Printed over 500 invitation cards and thank you cards Portable laptop carts – 6 Table, table throws, skirts, overlays, and runners Chairs and a conference table Lightweight banner walls- 15 Vinyl Panel- 15 Hooks, board pins, glue, masking & clear tapes One big TV screen Music system Video recorder Pack of balloons A podium A DVD player or a computer A Stage Additional stuff to decorate the venue- artificial flowers, decorative light bulbs and wall hangings, etc.

Our Skate holders are District leaders School Administrators School Community members School Staff Parents Students body Local vendors- Restaurant owners, Local grocers Book shop owners Religious leaders- Priests from different churches

Glimpse of the closing ceremony A presentation of a Cultural Program: Performed by the students from different cultures and countries

Glimpse of: Music videos will be played during the celebration time on a big TV screen Greek - Italian Mexican German Chinese – Indian French Arabic – Thai -

Culturally Responsive teaching will help increase Global Perspective of English Language Learners by: Clears misconceptions, help discard biases and prejudices against other races and languages Makes learning more appropriate and meaningful Provides opportunities to be successful in mainstream classroom and actively participate in discussions Helps to comprehend and combine common applications of two languages in daily life Learn and acknowledge different ethnic groups problems from their perspective Affects their dispositions, attitudes, and approaches towards others Bridges the gap between know and unknown information and realities about global issues Develop their own non-bias opinions on any global problem and have an insightful thinking Teaches students to praise other cultures and people around the world Empowers them to compare and contrasts their culture and embrace difference in a positive manner Literates them to incorporate great variety of ideas, approaches, and concepts used worldwide

Reference Culturally responsive teaching. (1999). Retrieved January 11, 2014, from Intime website: teaching.htm