The Notre Dame Marist Academy International Day, an annual celebration of the world and its diversity of inhabitants, is scheduled for March 1, 2017.
The day is hosted and organized by the international parents and friends within the NDMA community in partnership with the Parents Club and the staff of the middle division. Field trips are usually part of the day’s activities as well.
According to the organizers, International Day was designed to promote the multicultural mosaic of the Notre Dame community and creates harmony between different cultures through an event of mutual respect and cooperation. They said this multicultural celebration provided a unique learning opportunity for students who experienced "the spirit of tolerance and respect as they enjoyed international celebration dances and entertainment, culinary delicacies, and the rich and varied traditions and heritage of the many cultures that make the Notre Dame Marist Academy community their home."
Julie Chow-Wah, an alum parent and current parent at Notre Dame, has been instrumental in organizing the middle division's annual International Day, which is held typically each spring. In the video below, Chow-Wah discusses the reasons why International Day plays such an important role in the education of internationally minded young men and women.
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Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.