Racial Harmony

Racial Harmony In East Spring Secondary.

On the 21st July 2010, East Spring celebrated Racial Harmony Day. Students were asked to dress in different ethnic costumes to report to school as a way to signify Racial Harmony. The students were very cooperative and many came to school with very nicely worn costumes. As we all know, Racial Harmony is an important day celebrated by Singaporeans to remember the racial riots that happened in Singapore 60 years ago. It is a day that reminds us to be respectful to other races and religion so as we can live in peace with our fellow Singaporeans.

In addition to the dress codes, every secondary 1 and 3 classes were required to set up stalls selling different kinds of food such as kueh, cookies and cupcakes. There were also games and dances from different races. They were to set up their stalls according to their recess times and it was a great success! Many students were participating and giving other classes their support by buying their products. Through this event, we hope that all of our students would have gotten to know the different cultures of different races more.

Billy from 4E1 has kindly expressed his thoughts about Racial Harmony. When asked what Racial Harmony was to him, he said
"Racial Harmony is an important day for all of us as it is a day to commemorate the racial riots that happened many years ago. It is a day that will bring us together to learn about different ethnic groups and their cultures."
Billy has also participated in this year's Racial Harmony celebration by wearing an ethnic costume from the Malay culture and has also supported in the Carnival during his recess. He feels that the carnival was a roaring success as many students were actively participating in the carnival. There was also a large variety of games and food which made it even more exciting. We have also asked him on how we should maintain this peace among races in Singapore. He answered
"I believe we should respect our classmates from different cultures and not discriminate them. With mutual respect and empathy, we can live in harmony with our fellow Singaporeans."

After this event, we hoped that every East Springian has learnt something new about the different races and will continue to respect people from different races and be considerate. We hope for another successful Racial Harmony Celebration next year!