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By Ginny Leser
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There was so much going on at WCDS last week that the week flew by. That generally doesnt happen during the school year; just ask any student!
Students were involved in celebrating International Week, with the main event on Friday, and the days melted into each other.
All of the International students took turns speaking in front of each of the Lower School classes, inviting the members of the class to ask questions when they were finished.
The little children were cute, asking what would appear to adults to be obvious questions: Do you live in a house? Are there babies in your country? Did you have toys when you were little? Do you have a TV?
It was amazing how much information came out of these informal question-andanswer periods.
Even better was the sigh of relief from children who attend our school but are of "mixed" parentage: halfAmerican, half-international.
A thoughtful comment from a kindergarten boy brought home the true meaning of International Week for many of us.
After spending time with Krystel Linge, who hails from Haiti, the kindergartner told his mother that night, that he was no longer "different", meaning his parentage.
Instead, he said, "I'm one of the special people at school". I became teary when his mother related that story to me. I never knew that he thought he wasn't just like the other children.
He thought belonging to two countries somehow made him different, in a negative way.
How horrifying that, as a school that prides itself on welcoming all children of all beliefs and backgrounds, we still had children who thought they were "different" in a less-acceptable way.
We re all different, and it's a blessing that we celebrate every day. It's what makes us interesting, strong, and content. I hope that we can work harder to make sure that each child celebrates who he or she really is.
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