In one of the fastest growing communities in the state, getting to know your neighbor can also mean learning about a new culture. Many of our Prosper ISD elementary schools host Family Heritage or Cultural Nights to expose parents and students to the many cultures within their school. Folsom Elementary was the latest campus to host a Family Heritage Night in Prosper ISD.

Folsom parent Abdullah Almamun participated in the event and was pleased that it was “a fun and educational event. It was an amazing opportunity for kids and parents to know about each other's culture and history.” 

Families hosted tables to share food, dress, information, and artifacts about their culture. Students participated in storytelling, a wax museum, individual cultural dance performances, and a 2nd grade music and dance performance.

The event provided many new families with the opportunity to meet their neighbors and learn more about the various cultures within their community. “As new to PISD, new to Texas and even new to the country, we really enjoyed the welcoming vibes of the event,” shared Najia & Haroon Shuaib. “Our favorite part of the event was the kid's excited faces while watching their names being written in colorful Arabic script. These kinds of events can bring the community closer and provide a platform to understand each other better.”

The event provided students with an opportunity to collaborate with their parents to learn more about their own family heritage. Folsom parent Silvana Smith shared that she and her daughter, Juliana “were both so excited about the idea and she embraced the role of being a child ambassador for Brazil right away. It made me so proud to see her wanting to learn more about my home country and being enthusiastic about sharing all the information she learned. She had fun dressing up as a soccer player, providing a snack (Brazil nut) and drink (Brazilian soda) samples. She also loved selecting online photos to go along with the fun facts that she posted in a trifold. She even created a list of common words in Portuguese in case people wanted to learn. The best part is that we had a blast putting it all together.”

Upcoming Prosper ISD Family Heritage events include:

Boyer - 2/24/22

Stuber - 2/24/22

Johnson - 3/24/22

Windsong - 3/31/22

Hughes - 3/31/22

Spradley - 4/11/22