Last June, Anne shared the stunning short film, The Magic Mirror of Betty Peck, at an educators' gathering two of our teachers were attending. Inspiration was in the air. We knew we had to share that spirit with our students.
Anne visited our school to brainstorm possibilities. We invited our Middle School students to create a Magic Mirror for our school garden (as a surprise for the rest of the school) -- and they were in! Many other community members provided support, from donating materials and time to teaching our students how to work with power tools.
In the end, our students created a number of different mirrors for different parts of the school -- and a special one to gift to our partner school, Gateway School in Santa Cruz!
Yesterday was the grand unveiling with Anne and Anna Rainville, Betty Peck's daughter by our side. Betty even joined us via video call.
Here's a slideshow of the journey:
https://youtu.be/PAPgYX7vSfE
It's incredible to witness how seeds of compassion, sown by one kindergarten teacher over half a century ago, continue to multiply in so many beautiful ways.
Anne visited our school to brainstorm possibilities. We invited our Middle School students to create a Magic Mirror for our school garden (as a surprise for the rest of the school) -- and they were in! Many other community members provided support, from donating materials and time to teaching our students how to work with power tools.
In the end, our students created a number of different mirrors for different parts of the school -- and a special one to gift to our partner school, Gateway School in Santa Cruz!
Yesterday was the grand unveiling with Anne and Anna Rainville, Betty Peck's daughter by our side. Betty even joined us via video call.
Here's a slideshow of the journey:
https://youtu.be/PAPgYX7vSfE
It's incredible to witness how seeds of compassion, sown by one kindergarten teacher over half a century ago, continue to multiply in so many beautiful ways.
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