Seasonal Concerts

They don’t call them Christmas Concerts anymore and Dylan’ s class didn’t actually sing any traditional songs. But honestly since half of them were in french I could have been mistaken. I ‘m happy that we live in a  multicultural city/country, we all benefit from learning about and participating in difference cultural traditions and events. But, by pulling all of the  “Christian” elements out of Christmas in the event to make the religious holiday nonreligious, makes me feel as though we are celebrating nothing. I empathize with the schools who are pressured by society and parents to make the school year inclusive. But neutering St. Nick is not the action we need to take. Perhaps Dylan’s concert could have represented multiple traditions and practices. “Around the world Holiday Celebrations”? I would love to see a glimpse into the Muslim celebration of Eid, which just occurred Nov 28th. The lighting of the Manohra a Jewish celebration which I also don’t know anything about.  If the schools could enlighten us with an inclusive seasonal celebration I know my family and I would welcome the experience. Ok, on with the reason you actually visit our blog.

Photos of the kids in there Seasonal Concerts! Please excuse the poor photo quality, we need a new camera.

As you can tell by the photos Jack’s class was your typically pre-school production. Chaos.

When Cory gets home he will insert the video’s, I can’t seem to make them work.

Merry Christmas Everyone!