Dominica Grammar School held its Annual Bush Tea Day, celebrating traditional herbal drinks, ancestral knowledge and the island’s rich cultural heritage.
Annual Bush Tea Day celebrations were held at Dominica Grammar School on October 9, 2026 honouring the rich and vibrant cultural knowledge inherited from its ancestors.
The whole school - students, staff and support system enjoyed the recipes of drinks and natural remedies curated by using their own ancestral styles with all the ingredients passed down from generations over the last few decades. The list includes a varied mix of natural substances ranging from lemongrass to peppermint symbolizing the mix of multiple Kalinago, African and Chinese ancestral lineage carried forward to the present.
The school expressed its thanks and token of appreciation and gratitude to the whole organizing team, especially mentioning the tea team who worked during the entire festival to make tea infusions, explaining how they are prepared , their history and significance to make it both a celebration and an educational experience. The team includes Ms. Darwton , Mr. S Joseph, Mr. Francis, Mrs. A. Samuel, Mr. Ophar, Mr. Suarez, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Maxim, Mrs. Blair, Mrs. Carbon, Ms. Louis, Mr. Lee, Mr. Hamilton, Ms. Sorhaindo, Mrs. George from the staff and Richard Newton, Jaeden Daway, Kirona Charles, Ellon Pascal, Brayden Daumont, Isa Green, Lindon Auguiste, Nickelle Hector, Briana Mitchel, Cherise Thomas, Kayana Jervier, Summer Blaize, Gedailah Shipley, Yasmine Adenet- Louvet, Markel Gustave, Treyvon Edwards, Rishawn Charles, D’lani and Ka-el from the students who assisted the teachers during celebrations.
The celebration of Annual Bush Tea Day is also considered as a way for people of Dominica to show and express their feelings for their culture, lineage and heritage and their ancestors. It’s a medium of how the common people emote their thoughts and expressions of pride, honour , gratitude , acceptance and respect for the mixed lineage and heritage mix present in the country. It is also considered as a way of showering love, affection and respect for their ancestors by the public.