Create a bulletin board that showcases art from various cultures. Post photographic reproductions of famous works of art created by artists from different cultural backgrounds. Underneath each reproduction, include a paragraph about the painter and where they lived. Not only does this help enlighten people about different art from around the world, but the paragraphs underneath also help give more insight into each artist’s life. Choose artists that come from vastly different cultural backgrounds. Have your students pick an artist to study. Have your students go in depth about the artist’s lifestyle and background. At the end of the art unit, have each child create a painting in the style of that artist. Put the artwork on a bulletin board to showcase and enlighten other students.
Research major holidays that occur during the winter for major religions and cultures. Create a bulletin board that features and represents each holiday. For example, make a bulletin board that features Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa or other major winter holidays. Make your bulletin board culture-friendly and ask all your students what holidays they celebrate. You want to bring awareness to your students and create a board that shows how all major holidays from a variety of cultures are equal. This type of bulletin board encourages questions between students and between you and students. However, always ask parents if this type of bulletin board is OK to display.
Find inventors from various cultures that have created some of the most important inventions in history. Place their photos on a bulletin board and include information about their invention as well as their educational background. This shows students that race and background have nothing to do with intelligence or success, and stresses that anyone is capable of anything. Include contributors to modern medicine or even the first video game inventor. Make your bulletin board interesting to students by using information that grabs their attention.
Showcase your school’s variety of cultural clubs by creating a bulletin board. Have the club president from each respective club speak to his or her current members and come up with an appealing flier for the bulletin board. Include vital information such as when the club meets and what each club actually does. This type of bulletin board helps introduce new students to other people, and also raises awareness at the variety of cultures that attend the school. Use this bulletin board in high schools and colleges.
The key to creating an informative cultural bulletin board is to showcase all cultures in a positive manner. Celebratory bulletin boards show students that each culture should be celebrated and that one culture is not better than another. Regardless of the type of bulletin board you do, incorporate everyone. Speak to parents or older students about what they would like to see on the bulletin board. Ask how they would like to see their culture celebrated on a bulletin board, and pull together to create something of which everyone is proud.