It's Friday night and Catford High School, in the not-so-leafy LondonBorough of Lewisham, is alive with the vibrant sound of Turkish folkmusic. Whooping, clapping and brandishing scythes and wicker baskets, agroup of teenagers perform a traditional dance that tells a story ofgathering crops at harvest time.
They are students at the Dr Fazil Kucuk Turkish School, one of manysupplementary schools that take place up and down the country on schoolnights and weekends. "They would either be in front of the computer oron the street at this time on a Friday," says head of school AkjenHavali. "The aim of Turkish school is to try to maintain their language,culture and heritage, but we try to make it fun too."
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