They got a taste of the Danish life.
Consul General of Denmark Anne Dorte Riggelsen visited PS 186 to talk about life in the Scandinavian country as part of an after-school program where kids learn about other cultures on March 23.
The Bensonhurst school’s third-, fourth-, and fifth-graders have been working online with kids from 30 cities — including Denmark’s capital Copenhagen — on assignments about social issues such as gender equality, immigration, and using art as a tool for social change, according to a city spokesman.
So when Riggelsen dropped by, she told tykes about a typical day in Copenhagen, where kids as young as five bike to school. Such an alien concept had all of the kids raising their hands when Riggelsen asked who wanted to visit her European home.
The high-profile Dane’s visit made the kids feel important, one official said.
“I think it was very empowering and real to them, to meet a real-life diplomat from one of the countries that they’ve been working with — that what they’re doing is important enough that she would come visit,” said Travis Hardy of NYC Global Partners, a part of the Mayor’s Office of International Affairs.
