- April 3, 2025
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Third grader Adrian Rodriguez posed as a Russian nesting doll in the Russia room.
Third grader Mariah Francois couldn’t wait to try the Mexican food.
Rebecca Oihus, left, and Amanda Marple served Lumpia, Chicken Adobo, Pancit and Cassava Cake in the room representing Palau.
Rula Izzeddin, left, and Maria Penuela served scones along with tea and Shepherd’s Pie in the England classroom.
Pre-kindergartner Alex Ferderigos, left, and his brother, kindergartner George, chowed down on some Korean food.
Pre-kindergartner Victoria Hendley, left, and kindergartner Olivia Laliberte munched on some Haitian dirty rice.
Fifth grader Natali Jawad, right, and her mom, Suzan, enjoyed the artwork and food at the India classroom.
Volunteers served up hummus, pita, salad and chicken at the Israel classroom.
Frances Barra, left, and Haytham and Karam Ghanayem greeted students with smiles as they served the food in the Jordan classroom.
Fourth graders Makena Lorden and Krisztian Goodwin looked festive in their traditional Mexican attire.
Science teacher Jenny Hurley and sixth grader Makayla Genaro served up mini meat pies at the New Zealand classroom.
Seventh grader EJ Coterillo showed off the passport each student carried around to keep track of each country they visited during the event.
Each classroom was decorated to represent a different country. This one was decorated to represent the country of Poland.
Pre-kindergartner Gregory Smith and his sister, Kindergartner Remi, snacked on some barbecue ribs and macaroni and cheese in the classroom representing the country of Saint Martin.
It was an evening of food, fun and learning about new cultures at Central Florida Preparatory School’s annual International Night on Friday, Jan. 31. Students took a tour of classrooms representing 12 different nations from around the world. Different dishes from each nation were served in each classroom, and each classroom was adorned with student artwork representing the country. Some students even came to the event donned in traditional clothing from one of the 12 countries.