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Here in the Bahamas we celebrate the day of independence which all commonwealth countries enjoy as being part of those given freedom of government from Great Britain. With her protection, many island nations have thrived under their own leadership knowing that if an invading army ever attacked, the mother nation would be there to help.
This year to commemorate the event, we held a special chapel service. Each grade was tasked with giving a report on a certain nation, many in the Caribbean. These reports would be showcased during an extended morning chapel, and they had to be comprised of information ranging from food and customs to politics and geography.
My 11th Graders had the country of Canada. In the Bahamas there are many Canadians due to their kindred relationship as commonwealth countries. We put on a short skit highlighting the more fascinating statistics and information about Canada. Then each student took a subject. KC had food, and Emily made him some pancakes to highlight Canadian Maple Syrup, David had politics, Alicia had geography, Burchy had the history, then Benjamin had sports and Whitney had famous Canadians.
The skit did not go as well as I had hoped. I had them acting like red-neck Canadians and saying “eh” at the end of every sentence, but their performances were lacking, and so the comedy was lost in the stage fright.
Other classes had dances and one even gave out chocolates to the entire school (a little unfair in the spirit of friendly competition). Commonwealth Day was an enjoyable time, and now its on to the rest of our day to recoup what lesson periods we can salvage, and the greater task to see if we can keep the children’s attention after that chocolate!