12^th Annual Mother Language Day Program

1:00 PM Exploring school display tables, refreshments and mingling.

1:30 PM Program Start.

Anthem.

Greeting by the IHLA President.

1:40 PM Greeting by the Minister of Culture

Greeting by the Mayor

Greeting by Councillor Sohi

1:50 PM Presentation by Professor Olenka Bilash on importance of maintaining mother languages

2:00 PM Program Start

2:00 PM Canadian Collegiate, Indian Dance Performance

2:05 PM Korean Language School, Handbells Performance

2:10 PM Ballet Mexico Lindo, Mexican Dance Performance

2:15 PM St. George’s Hellenic Language School, 2 Dances: Trata and Siganos Pendozali

2:20 PM Headway School, Indian Dance Performance

2:25 PM Iranian School, Iranian Dance Performance

2:30 PM Gurukul Nepal, Nepalese Performance

2:35 PM Henryk Sienkiewicz Polish School, Campfire Song Sing-along

2:45 PM Ramgarhia Khalsa School, Indian Dance Performance

2:50 PM Afghan School, Father and Son Performance

3:00 PM Italian Preschool, “Volevo un gatto nero” Song by the Preschoolers

3:05 PM Meyokumin School, “Malwai giddha” Punjabi Dance Performance

3:10 PM Sw. Jan Pawel II School, Dances by Oberek Polish-Canadian Children’s Dance Society

3:15 PM Gil Vicente Portuguese School, “Cana Verde”, “O Vira” and “A Pastorinha” Dances

3:25 PM Gabriela Mistral Latin American School, “Rapa Nui” Dance Performance

3:30 PM Sikh Cultural and Spiritual Association, Indian Dance Performance

3:35 PM Telugu School, 2 Songs: “Ela Vachenamma” and “Maa Telugu Talliki Malle Poodamda”

3:40 PM Vietnamese School of Edmonton, Song “Waiting for Lunar New Year”

3:45 PM Closing Remarks by the IHLA President