“Embrace the things that make us better.”  Gwen Ifill

I am a Peacemaker

Using tissue paper collage, Kindergarten teacher Andrea Patel created this work of art with her students in 2005, many of whom are currently in Seventh Grade.  Each child wrote the word “peace” in a different language, and the earth was decorated with white peace doves.  Every year since then, each kindergarten class has added new expressions of peace, in different languages, to their “peaceful world.”  The children express greetings to one another in these languages during their December Morning Meetings.  Now there are over sixty different languages represented in the work of eight different kindergarten classes!

Thank you for entrusting us with your child’s education and well-being at Berkshire Country Day School.  On behalf of the faculty and staff at BCD, I send best wishes to everyone for joyful holidays, a relaxing vacation, and a peaceful New Year!  We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Thursday, January 3rd, 2013.