Friday’s assembly focused on Valentine’s Day and this month’s weather. The chorus sang a beautiful round (after having practiced only once!) and the Juniors recited “February,” by John Updike. The Big Room is looking very colorful, with all of the drawings and posters from Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. On Monday, students will start […]
Love the life you live
Setting our feet on the path of kindness
Today’s Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration used a phrase from the book The Wolf at Twilight: An Indian Elder’s Journey through a Land of Ghosts and Shadows, by Kent Nerburn, as the theme. North Branch is always in session on this day, so that students can learn more about non-violence and Dr. King. Here is the […]
The audacity to believe
Katrien and the middle school students, inspired by this quote from Martin Luther King, Jr., made a powerful presentation during assembly on Friday. The students had been working to create care packages for people in shelters. The quote: “I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their […]
More from last week's assembly
The celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and works culminated in last Friday’s assembly. Students and teachers spent the week studying his works, going out into the community to volunteer, and drawing, singing and writing about ways to change the world for the better. Here is Krista’s Primary One class reciting a poem they […]
