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Investigating the parts of a plant with flowers donated by
Ambiance Floral Shop on Everett Road. . .
Learning about alpacas during a field trip
to Merry Hill Farm in Amsterdam. . .
As the class studies Africa, the students were fortunate to receive the following from one of our parents, Fatima, who grew up there.
An anthropologist proposed a
game to the kids in an African tribe.
He put a
basket full of fruit near a tree
and told the kids that whoever got there first won the sweet fruits.
and told the kids that whoever got there first won the sweet fruits.
When he told them to run
they all took each other's hands and ran together,
then sat together enjoying their treats.
then sat together enjoying their treats.
When he asked them why they
had run like that
as one could have had all the fruits for himself they said:
as one could have had all the fruits for himself they said:
UBUNTU, how can one of us be
happy if all the other ones are sad?
UBUNTU in the Xhosa culture means: "I am because we are"
UBUNTU in the Xhosa culture means: "I am because we are"
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