Pupils at St Thomas More Catholic School Brighton-Le-Sands celebrated their first cultural diversity day this month.
The event recognised the 53 cultures represented among the school’s 207 pupils.
Parents made delicious dishes that symbolised their culture, with hommus, tabouli, pasta, pizza, kangaroo meat, falafel, Spanish omelette, Indonesian rice, spring rolls and Welsh cakes on the menu.
Leftover food was donated to the Matthew Talbot hostel at Woolloomooloo, run by the St Vincent De Paul Society, which provides accommodation to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Pupils were also treated to an impromptu belly dancing lesson by mother Vian Pikios.
Principal Jennifer Frost said the event acknowledged the diversity of the school community, which included families from South American, Lebanese, Egyptian, Italian, Greek, Thai, and Maori backgrounds.
“The students were very inquisitive as to what culture’s clothing each other were dressed in and asked a lot of questions,” she said.