Scenes from “Oh Freedom!” presented at NBS the Thursday after Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This fabulous production by The Virginia Opera Company tells the African-American experience through song. Our students were transfixed by the music and stories, and jumped right in with lots of good questions during the Q & A time at […]
School closed for MLK Day
Learning about Change, Peace, Courage, and Love
On Friday, January 17th, students, teachers, and parents gathered for morning and afternoon assemblies. In the morning everyone learned a new song, “I’ll Make a Difference,” and Smith shared how this day of preparing for Martin Luther King Day would focus on change, peace, courage, and love. Classes spent the day exploring age-appropriate topics. The […]
GratiTUdESDAY, 1/22/19 – Early Primary’s Love Train
Our students started their MLK Day celebration of the life and works of Dr. King by watching the fabulous “Love Train” video from Turnaround Arts. (See link below.) On this GratiTUdESDAY, we highlight the Early Primary’s project from yesterday. These five- and six-year-olds filled the boxcars of their very own Love Train with love, respect, […]
