The Wellesley Multicultural Festival (WMCF) is a town-wide, annual event, organized in partnership with Wellesley Public Schools which raises important questions for citizens, public administrators, and political leaders by asking for recognition of and respect for cultural differences. Every year the community engages in a growth mindset by organizing and participating this event. Growing and learning in a multicultural, brave and safe space-environment yields (in particular for K-12th grade children) a greater understanding of others’ beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. With this knowledge of others, the Wellesley community experiences and practices higher levels of interpersonal and social skills and through understanding various cultures and social groups, students are able to make connections from their own lives to the lives of their peers and thrive in a diverse world. The Wellesley Multicultural Festival is town-wide, free registration and remains inclusive of all Wellesley residents- multi-heritage and multigenerational. The WMCF is in keeping with the core values of Wellesley Public Schools and the World of Wellesley.

Please choose your breakout session under each Tier time slot. Please register for only one program per person as programs in each Tier will run simultaneously. Please arrive on time and remember to mute yourself. A few presenters are Zooming in live from overseas to make this program possible. Parents, kindly accompany your K-5 children. In each Tier, every session will run for thirty minutes- ten minutes presentation, ten minutes Q&A and ten minutes bio-break. When the session ends, everyone will return to the main room. Registration deadline is April 8 and first come, first serve.

5:30 PM Christina Horner Co-President of WOW – Welcome and introduction