Although we believe Earth Day is every day...today we have reminded ourselves how beautiful and precious our planet is. There are varied works and materials in the classroom that teach children about Earth's place in space, the structure of the planet, continents and oceans, life on Earth and important ways to keep our planet in good shape. We have also enjoyed Earth's gifts to us: fruit in our fruit salad and warm sunny weather for our outdoor lunch! Gratefully wishing you A happy Earth day every day!
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Every year our children experience the process of dying and decorating eggs, and every year we try to make it a little bit different. This time, besides coloring with store bought kits, we have sliced and cooked red cabagge and onion skins to produce a beautiful natural dye. Also, we have ventured into printing designs on our eggs using nature elements in our classrooms such as flower petals, clovers and leaf cutouts. For detailed steps look at the picture descriptions in the gallery below. The highly anticipated Egg hunt took place on the playground in the afternoon. Everyone was all smiles when they found their own egg. One of the most fulfilling moments is when you hold a baby for the first time-or in this case a baby chick. Pictures say it all. Scroll below and enjoy!
The Chinese New Year is the most important holiday for the Chinese. On Thursday, we welcomed the New Year of the Sheep with the help of our wonderful Chinese parents. Children enjoyed traditional food, crafts, tried on Chinese finery as well as enjoyed a dance and a singing performance. Normally, the Chinese New Year celebration will last for around 15 days until the middle of the first month. Before the celebration, people will completely clean the house and display traditional New Year decorations. This festivity is the time for family reunion, which is the most important part of the Chinese New Year celebration. Thank you to all who helped us to celebrate as a family, and we wish you a very prosperous and healthy year ahead! We are always very excited to host our International Social event. Gathering cultures, people, crafts and food from all around the world is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. Of course we could not have done it without our diverse community that we are so grateful for. Thank you to all the parents for bringing food, performing on the stage, organizing crafts, setting up and cleaning up. Your commitment and helping hands are always deeply appreciated. Thank you! December, abundant with holidays always promises to be our most exciting month. And gallery below can attest to that. Click on the picture for further details. See Christmas Caroling and Pinata action for Las Posadas on the videos below. Leo's Dad, Jeffrey Sieben shared his knowledge of drumming with us on Friday. He brought several drums from different continents which the kids were able to play. There was djembe drum which is a skin-covered goblet-shaped drum played with bare hands, originally from West Africa. Quite popular was a cajón drum(which means “crate" or "box with a hole in it") and is a box-shaped percussion instrument originally from Perú. There was also a Snare Drum which originates from Europe, traditionally this drum was often used to communicate orders to soldiers. Not to forget Asia we had a Cymbal drum from China. This was a memorable and energetic experience for our children (proof below:). Preparation for the Thanksgiving feast was underway throughout the month of November. Our children were busy decorating, peeling, slicing, chopping, mixing and baking. Our wonderful friend Chef Carmine/Louis' Dad carved the most delicious Turkey and our feast began... Please enjoy our picture gallery and one singing video below. Happy Thanksgiving dear Friends to you and your families! Halloween works have been on our shelves throughout the month of October but Halloween is always an extra special day in the classrooms. All the classes scrubbed and carved the pumpkins, scooped out the seeds and roasted them for a nice crunchy snack. You could hear friends eagerly singing "The Ghost of John" and "Them Bones" as soon as the first note played on our CD player. Our Snack areas became a creative wonders with Banana ghosts, clementine pumpkins and cheesy Halloween creatures. Please enjoy our picture gallery below and have a happy Halloween!
The Hindu holiday of Diwali is India's biggest and brightest national holiday. But Indians around the world come together to celebrate the festival of lights. Diwali or Deepawali is known as the festival of lights because of the oil lamps and electric lights that people use to decorate homes, businesses and public spaces. As a celebration of the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, light is an important physical and spiritual symbol of the holiday. Our children painted Diyas and Rangoli patterns. Our wonderful parents dressed in traditional finery shared stories and amazing food with us. Please enjoy the video of traditional Indian dance performed by Anvita's mom Beena below.
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