Saint David's Magazine Vol. 34 No 1 | Page 41

A R O U N D C A M P U S Argentina in New York Pupusas Boys in Ms. Nunez’s Seventh Grade Spanish class explored Argentinian culture, presenting research presentations, in Spanish, on a topic of their choice, such as animals, sports, and music. (See Ms. Nunez’s article on page 20 for more about how the school’s immersion program builds cultural competency by incorporating the study of cultures.) Boys in Ms. Berman’s Spanish class tried pupusas, a specialty of her native country, El Salvador. For many of the boys, this was the first time they had tasted it. The class talked about the importance of being respectful of other cultures’ foods. Patterns! Kindergarten math classes began their year with an exploration of sorting and patterning. Winter 2020  •  41