Something BIG came to Concord West Public School! A theatre company came to our school this term in Week 3. Their names are Kjell (‘Shell’) and Iva Moberg and they are from the British/Czech/Norwegan Theatre Company NIE (New International Encounter). 

They performed a show at the Sydney Opera House in May.

The show is called ‘We Come from Far, Far Away”. It is a true story about 2 young refugee boys from Syria. 

A Mongolian yurt is a special tent that can be packed down and moved. It is usually made of wood and covered in felt or animal skins. They have been used as homes in Mongolia for thousands of years. The yurt for NIE Theatre is much larger - 8m x 8m - and has 4 doors instead of one!

The theatre company could not bring all of their yurt components to Australia because they would not fit on the plane. They built the yurt parts at our school! They made a roof, doors and benches. 

On Friday 12th May we celebrated the yurt with 'Mongolian Day' at our school.  We had a special performance by Bukhu (Bukhchuluun Ganburged), who is a Mongolian throat singer and horse fiddle musician. It was an amazing project and we thank everyone who helped!

Thank you to our videographer Daniele Cernera from Cerne Studios for creating our wonderful Mongolian Day video. 

- Ms Yasugi, EAL/D Teacher and Coordinator of the Yurt Project