{"id":45495,"date":"2022-03-21T17:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T17:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/students-from-green-hills-academy-celebrate-cultural-day\/"},"modified":"2022-03-21T17:10:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T17:10:20","slug":"students-from-green-hills-academy-celebrate-cultural-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/students-from-green-hills-academy-celebrate-cultural-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Students from Green Hills Academy celebrate \u2018Cultural Day\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The event is part of annual cultural celebrations organized by GHA to promote Rwandan culture.  <\/p>\n<p>It brings together parents with children studying at the school, students, the management, teachers and Government officials among others.    <\/p>\n<p>The festival was last held on 7th February 2020 before the onset of COVID-19.  <\/p>\n<p>It resumed with a concert dubbed \u201cIzuba ry\u2019Amahoro\u201d translated as the \u2018Sun of Peace\u2019 which featured a play echoing the relevance of striving for peace and patriotism.   <\/p>\n<p>Students also exhibited their talents with plays reflecting on cultural values and traditional performances. <\/p>\n<p>Participants were also entertained by artiste Muyango and Yvan Buravan. <\/p>\n<p>The Minister of education, Dr. Valentine Uwamariya thanked GHA for organizing such event and stressed the need to impart students with knowledge rooted on culture. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you know, a school is the foundation for knowledge and has the duties to ensure proper upbringing and instill cultural values among children and the youth, complement parents\u2019 efforts as it turns them into good citizens ready to contribute to the development of their country,\u201d she said.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important to align our education with proper upbringing to nurture children enough, be it in terms of science and culture,\u201d Minister Uwamariya added.  <\/p>\n<p>The teacher of Culture at Green Hills Academy, Serge Nahimana revealed that the day is organized to celebrate Rwanda\u2019s culture.  <\/p>\n<p>Located in Kigali city, Green Hills Academy was founded in 1997. With the Nursery, Primary and Secondary section, the school polishes learners\u2019 language proficiencies in Kinyarwanda, English, French and Deutsch. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-41508 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/cps_0818jpg-3e43-57737.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-41509 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/cps_0817jpg-8272-5133f.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-41510 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/cps_0825jpg-e3ae-a350d.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-41511 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/cps_0827jpg-6df4-4b4cc.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-41512 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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