My school, Colegio Americano, is truly not an international school in the strictest sense. It is, however, the type off the vast majority of "international schools" out in the world, the type that offer an English language medium curriculum to local students. Lisa's school on the other hand, InterAmerican Academy, is a true international school in that the students are primarily from the international community of Guayaquil. While Colegio Americano is about 98% Ecuadorian, InterAmerican is about 40% Americans, 40% other nationals and the remaining approximately 20% being students of local Ecuadorian families.
One great thing they do is have a great celebration every year on a Saturday, International Day, where they celebrate the diversity of their community. People show up in traditional dress, set up booths where they show off typical art and sell food from their countries. meanwhile there are lots of activities for children such as making Chinese paper crafts, Korean jump rope and many other things.
The food most in demand came from the Korean and Indian booths, with the booths of Ecuador and the USA following close behind. Lisa's 8th grade students had an activity where they had the smaller kids coloring in flags of their favorite countries. It was a sizzling hot day, but there was lots of fun times for all.
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