Learning all about other cultures is key for one school and pupils couldn’t have had a better day expanding their knowledge and celebrating one heartwarming occasion.

Pupils of Lamplugh School grabbed their brightest paints and donned their biggest smiles to mark the major religious festival of Diwali.

The event is celebrated by millions of Hindus, Jains and Sikhs across the globe each year, and is known as the festival of light, marking new beginnings and the triumph of light over darkness.

And the youngsters loved each and every second of the day, learning about how and why the festival is celebrated, and taking part in their own crafts sessions to take part in the special time.

Together, the Early Years pupils created beautifully decorated Diya lamps, completed their own Rangoli patterns with coloured rice powder, wrote cards to loved ones, and even took part in a special Diwali dance or two.

And the activities went down a treat with the group, with nursery pupil Felicity saying: “I liked Diwali.

“The best things were the rangoli patterns with rainbow colours, and the dancing was fun!”

Milton, also in nursery, added: “I did lots of careful colouring to make rangoli patterns, and lit a candle in my Diya lamp!”

Staff at the school were thrilled to see the children take so well to the celebrations, as discovering all there is to know about other cultures, religions and celebrations across the world is vital to the group.

And Early Years teacher, Katie Robinson, couldn’t be more pleased.

“We decided to have a Diwali themed week in the early years to help teach our youngest children all about the celebration of Diwali,” she said.

“We’re keen to educate all pupils at Lamplugh School about different cultures and religions, and by including cultural themed weeks in the Early Years, it allows children from as young as two to begin to understand different traditions from around the world.”

Lamplugh School staff and pupils are constantly getting up to all sorts of fun, and to keep up-to-date on the fun days they’ve had, visit the school’s Facebook page.