Canadian Montessori Academy Presents:

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Canadian Montessori Academy Presents

• International Day

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International Day

• Purpose
• Pre-planning
• Planning
• Points of interest
• De-brief

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• What is International Day?
• Origins of idea
• When it all began
• 1st year what has changed
• Money raised

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Purpose

• Raise awareness of other cultures within the
  school
• Showcases the diversity and multicultural element
  of your school
• Valuable teaching aide
• Build relationships within the community
• Lead to increased enrollment
• Generate media coverage
• Fundraiser

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Pre-planning

• PTA Meeting
• Brainstorm
• Solicit participation and donations

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Explore resources in the community

• Restaurants
• Churches
• Embassies
• Parents
• Groups
• Local merchants
• (see sample letters)

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Planning

• 3 stages of planning
• 1st 2 months before
• 2nd 1 month before
• 3rd 2 weeks before

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1st Stage of planning

• Notice in school newsletter
• Letters soliciting aid/participation
• Solicit donations for raffle/silent auction
• Decide with teachers re performances
• Teachers and students begin to practice

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2nd Stage of planning

• Finalize the booth list
• Create a floor plan
• Tentative schedule for the day
• Choose an MC
• Coordinate with booths for needs forks, plates,
  electrical outlets etc
• Make and distribute marketing materials for the
  event (see sample)

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3rd Stage of planning

• Send out press release and contact media (see
  sample)
• Create/Print program, schedule
• General meeting for all staff
• Address any updates/challenges
• Dress rehearsal
• Assign jobs to all staff for event day

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Points of Interest

• Cultural Traditions
• What makes a successful booth?
• Silent Auction
• Raffle
• Other activities

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Cultural Traditions

• Sri Lanka ceremonial lamp
• Japanese Tea ceremony
• Traditional dress and headwear
• Music from different countries

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What makes a booth successful?

• Food!!
• Wearing traditional clothes
• Large maps and posters
• Crafts and artifacts
• Promotional items
• Pictures and displays

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Silent Auction

• Include items collected from international travel
• Donations from local merchants
• ie. Gift certificate
• Theatre tickets
• Jewelry

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Raffle

• Baskets of items donated from local embassies
• Hockey tickets
• Museum tickets
• Cinema tickets

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Other Activities

• Activities or spectacles may be showcased
  seperately exhibit them in different rooms and
  charge additional tickets
• Ice carving
• Preparation of traditional foods ie baklava
• Short film about ice fishing

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Debrief

• Thank you letters (see sample)
• Talk about what went well
• What could be improved
• Points to note/consider for next year
• Consolidate all files and put into a folder for
  next year
• Copies of all letters, correspondence, photos for
  marketing materials etc.