STUDENTS from Moriah College and Punchbowl Boys High approached each other with trepidation when they came together in the morning, but by the end of the day they had discovered they had more similarities than differences.
About 20 students from each school met in Punchbowl last week as part of a program called Together for Humanity, which aims to promote cross-cultural understanding and tolerance between religious groups.
Up to 250 students from seven schools representing children from Islamic, Jewish, Catholic and Anglican backgrounds met to ask each other questions about their beliefs and to plan future sporting activities and projects together.
Tascale Greenberg, a 13-year-old year 8 student from Moriah College at Queens Park said she was surprised to find the students at Punchbowl Boys High, which has a large population of students of Islamic background, shared so many common interests.
“We came to the school and we learnt about how at the end of the day we are the same people and just kids,” she said. “I thought it was going to be very awkward and scary to come. I thought they’d just look at us.
“But they were just normal and friendly to talk to.”
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SMH: A religious divide, but students find common ground
STUDENTS from Moriah College and Punchbowl Boys High approached each other with trepidation when they came together in the morning, but by the end of the day they had discovered they had more similarities than differences.
About 20 students from each school met in Punchbowl last week as part of a program called Together for Humanity, which aims to promote cross-cultural understanding and tolerance between religious groups.
Up to 250 students from seven schools representing children from Islamic, Jewish, Catholic and Anglican backgrounds met to ask each other questions about their beliefs and to plan future sporting activities and projects together.
Tascale Greenberg, a 13-year-old year 8 student from Moriah College at Queens Park said she was surprised to find the students at Punchbowl Boys High, which has a large population of students of Islamic background, shared so many common interests.
“We came to the school and we learnt about how at the end of the day we are the same people and just kids,” she said. “I thought it was going to be very awkward and scary to come. I thought they’d just look at us.
“But they were just normal and friendly to talk to.”
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