Living the dream

I happened to be at the school this morning during the assembly for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Students related a brief history of Dr. King and a poem honouring his memory. After that, we watched a video of his historic I Have a Dream speech. I know I was not the only person in the room with tears in my eyes.

I believe that we are living Dr. King's dream right here at Clairlea. I'm not saying we're perfect. It's important to be vigilant and to protect the freedoms that were so hard won by so many, and to encourage and support diversity in its many forms - including in ways that could not have been understood in 1963. I know many of the younger children will have questions about what it all means - and that's because, thankfully, many of them remain blind to their own skin colour and that of others. That's something to be very proud of. We must take care as we teach our children this part of history.

If there's anyone out there who's interested in leading diversity issues on the part of School Council, please come to a meeting and speak to Ginnie.