2024年2月14日
亲爱的低年级家庭:
We have the tallies for our Kindness Week. It was so much fun putting a bright spotlight on the importance of kindness! 我们记录了6413件善举! We hope that Kindness Week will consistently remind us to be kind throughout the year.
We have had such a busy 和 exciting month! I wanted to take a moment to recognize that February is Black History Month. It provides us the opportunity to celebrate African Americans' achievements 和 the impact of black heritage, 历史, 以及我们历史上的文化. Saint Andrew's School's commitment to social good 和 peace among all people is part of our Episcopal identity. Saint Andrew's School is committed to the ongoing development of a culture that honors diversity 和 affirms the essential dignity of each member of our community. These stories 和 voices have traditionally been under-represented.
In the Lower School, our focus on becoming 开放的 is part of one of the learner profiles we aim to develop through our IB PYP program, where learners critically appreciate their own cultures 和 personal histories as well as the values 和 traditions of others. We continue to develop a curriculum where differences in our experiences, 家庭, 和 lives are acknowledged 和 celebrated throughout the year. We commit to using literature to share 和 tell the stories of various perspectives 和 points of view. We know that it increases moral growth 和 intellectual curiosity 和 promotes respect 和 underst和ing. As children start to recognize similarities 和 differences between 和 among people 和 cultures, we will reflect 和 discuss those differences as part of our Episcopal identity 和 the 开放的ness we promote through our PYP units of inquiry.
请看看这个 link from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History 和 Culture to discover stories 和 objects illuminating the African American experience. We will observe 和 celebrate throughout the month of February in chapel 和 assembly.
I also want to thank your 家庭 for their contributions to the SA Sixth Annual Dance Marathon to benefit Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. 我们的学生领袖, 在我们社会的支持下, 筹集了近34美元,000 to benefit these pediatric patients with life-saving medical attention. 谢谢您的支持.
真诚地,
安吉拉·科佩尔斯,埃德.D
低年级校长