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And that is exactly what it did at Catholic College Wodonga on Wednesday as part of their Cultural Diversity Week celebrations.
Colour and flavours took over the school kitchen with families and students from Congo, Nepal and Indonesia showing off their culture to the wider school community.
Deputy principal Shaun Mason said food is a universal language.
"One of the good things about food is that it brings people together and this was an opportunity for students such as Concilie, who is from Congo, to share with her friends and her peers the food she is used to eating," he said.
"One of the things about Concilie I have noticed over the last couple of days is that she is really proud.
"She was in there with mum cooking and laughing and enjoying showing off her culture to everyone here."
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Mr Mason said the school has seen an increase in enrollments by students from different backgrounds.
"We saw this as an opportunity to involve the students and their families in our school community," he said.
"We invited our parents to come and help cook and serve as sort of a gesture towards understanding and celebration of culture rather than ignoring it and pretending it is not there.
"We are educating the whole school community by giving them an experience of food they have never had before."
Annie Rwendakulema and her family came to Australia from Congo two years ago and has four children at Catholic College.
"The school is very welcoming," she said.
Her daughter Concilie Bashimbe is in year 12 and said she didn't speak English when she arrived at the school.
"I learnt to speak English at Catholic College," she said.
"They have amazing teachers and it is a very good school.
"Everything is good about Catholic College and it is nice to have mum here to cook our African food."
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