The Middle East theme event is fast approaching

March 4, 2008

While the peace talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis have stalled as reported in yesterday’s news, they are alive and well at The GreenMount School in Baltimore. Or at least they will be as part of a theme culmination that has included an in-depth study of The Middle East in grades 1-8. The culmination event will take place on March 14 between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. and will include our eighth graders trying to solve some of the persistent political and cultural problems about which they have become surprisingly knowledgeable. Other students will be slipping prayers into our 8’x16’ replica of The Wailing Wall, entertaining our guests with Middle Eastern tea selections in our Tea Room or demonstrating the art of creating Egyptian cosmetics in the Bazaar. Our visitors will also be invited to visit our mosque fashioned after the one in Washington, D.C. which we visited recently. Learning about the countries of The Middle East will be demonstrated by students as they reside in their country on a scale map drawn on the gym floor. Also in the gym, visitors can visit the pyramids, the Sphinx and see a demonstration of how simple machines contributed to their construction. Other displays and activities include Egyptian jewelry making, Hebrew calligraphy and a replica of a Middle Eastern Christian church. Our youngest students will entertain all of us with traditional songs throughout the program.
Our students are the future ambassadors of good will in the Middle East and the knowledge they have gained may very well launch a career, a diplomat or even a world leader who will understand and appreciate Ancient Cultures in Modern Times.