Hindu harvest festival marking the sun’s transition into Capricorn.
Activities:
STEM kite design challenge: Students design kites exploring aerodynamics, symmetry, and materials before outdoor testing.
Cultural storytelling: Learn the festival’s meaning through myth, seasonal change, and agricultural cycles.
Food and harvest learning: Explore global harvest traditions and safe tasting sessions or recipe studies.
Dance/music workshops: Practice traditional folk dances to understand cultural expression through movement.
Whole school awareness ideas:
Global harvest festivals unit
Cultural dress day
Assembly on seasonal change
Social media ideas:
Kite flying timelapse
Cultural recipe reels
Student dance clips
Hashtags: #BeyondAllyship #MakarSankranti #HarvestFestival #CulturalHeritage