What a Day!

Friday was a day of celebration from start to finish.

The Lower School community gathered at 1:30 p.m. in front of the new Ulmer Family Light Lab on what seemed the most beautiful fall day possible.  The joy was palpable - little feet swinging in chairs and fingers energetically pointing towards the big blue ribbon stretched in front of the building.

Inspirational words were spoken by our Head of School, Craig Sellers and our LS Director, Kelly Pierre. Check out the video to hear some highlights and the gallery to see the whole event.

We were treated to a moving thank you from Rich Ulmer, Class of 1960, on behalf of his family.  Rich and Bev's extraordinary gift made possible the building of the Ulmer Family Light Lab.  We are so grateful for their generosity and eager to share the amazing work our students will produce.

Tours of the Studios followed along with time for our community members to make their discs together.

The Ulmers had front row seats while watching our little ones bring their personalized discs into the courtyard to add to the collaborative LS sculpture.  They smiled watching children puzzle over what animal it most resembled or to gasp as they added a piece that threw the structure out of balance.

As we hoped, this project gave each student the opportunity to show their individual talent while utilizing the strength of classmates and teachers to build a final unpredictable and interesting piece of art.  More classes added their pieces on Monday.  I will post a final picture in the coming weeks as we keep the structure up for classes to visit in the Light Lab.

As we ready ourselves for the work ahead, I remind myself of Maria Montessori's belief that a child's work is play.  Let the play begin!