02 Dec 2020
Multicultural NSW and Woke partnered to to create the ‘Me, My Culture and NSW’ competition aiming to give an opportunity for young people to celebrate diversity, share their culture and join in combating cultural stereotypes and racism.
The IEC executive decided to make this competition compulsory for all Level 3 students to submit an entry (writing or photography or film). Their English teachers guided the students and encouraged them to produce high quality entries for this competition.
The judges were so impressed by Fairfield IEC's entries that they decided to take the unusual step by dedicating a whole section on their website showcasing 12 poems written by Fairfield IEC students. The following is an excerpt from the WOKE website:
Fairfield High School's (Intensive English Centre) Poems
We would also like to congratulate Fairfield High School - Intensive English Centre for being the school with the most submissions. Many of the poems we received were from recently arrived migrant and refugee students from all around the world, and we would like to share their emotions and experiences. They are beautiful to read.
Congratulations to all Level 3 students and their English teachers. You should all be very proud of your efforts!
All students who participated will receive a certificate of appreciation and a small gift.
It is great for Fairfield students to be acknowledged this way.
Many thanks also to Oz Urludag for coordinating the competition.
Please take the time to have a look at the website, read the winning entries as well as the 12 excellent Fairfield IEC entries. Below are two of the poems and the link to the website.
Website Link