Students explore the globe, zoom in on where they are from
Research spans food, family, traditions
March 15, 2021
Fourth-grader Maya Seck holds a Kuna, a large bowl from Mali for serving food. It was carved from a tree (courtesy)
Kentwood A few things fourth-grader Maya Seck appreciates about the West African countries Senegal and Mali: spicy food, traditional clothes and her cousins.
“Sometimes on special days my mom likes to prepare those foods and me and my dad like to dress up and take pictures and we like to pray,” said Maya, who visited Senegal when she was 6. “It was my first time ever being there and I was really excited to see my cousins and my other family members.”