10-05-2025
Peoria Public Schools holds 2nd annual Multicultural Fair
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Peoria Public Schools showcased the diversity in the community at the second annual Multicultural Fair at the Peoria Riverfront Museum on Saturday.
The fair is designed to highlight diversity and unity within the school system. From Mexico to the Dominican Republic to Jamaica and Nigeria, teachers from the Peoria Public Schools Teacher Exchange Program shared their cultural traditions.
They also featured international teachers from Kankakee School District 111, which currently has 25 international teachers on staff.
Breaija Bryant with Peoria Public Schools said it's all about broadening the cultural horizon of students.
'A lot of our families have never really left Peoria, and if they had, it might be to Chicago or still in Illinois. And there's just like a really deep, cultural divide sometimes when you don't see it for yourself. So now they get to experience it, and then they just become culturally diverse. They adapt, and they just become well-rounded,' said Bryant.
Peoria Public Schools has 117 international teachers on staff.
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