Racial Harmony Day

Racial Harmony Day is a national day in Singapore which celebrates the success of a racially harmonious nation. This day emerged from the ethnic tensions that boiled over into racial violence due to the poor living conditions and soaring unemployment in the 1960s. On 21 July 1964, clashes between Chinese provocateurs and a group of Malay Muslims gathering to celebrate the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday set off some of the bloodiest rioting in Singapore’s history. Today, the day serves as a lesson for students in classrooms across Singapore about the importance of maintaining racial and religious harmony in its multicultural and multi-ethnic society.

Our popular Multicultural Day Program is a highly engaging and immersive workshop which promotes the importance of intercultural understanding and is available in all states. With an option to choose to discover 5 continents, students learn about culture, history and language in great depth. With interactive activities ranging from critical discussion, dancing and more, students gain a comprehensive understanding of the intricacies of a variety of cultures.

We also offer a Mini Multicultural Day for pre-primary students across all states which allows the choice of 3 individual pre-primary programs. You can explore one culture, language or topic in depth or travel the world with a program from each continent.

Additionally, our Intercultural Citizenship Ambassador Program (ICAP) available Australia-wide is a valuable and comprehensive program that addresses ethical understanding, critical thinking and global citizenship. In alignment with the aims of the International Day of Education, our ICAP program promotes students to understand various traditions while gaining greater intercultural understanding.

See our full list of programs here.

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