7 September

The Heart Sings: The Refugee Students From Bishop Maginn Present Their New Schoolmates – Every One – WIth Peace Doves And A Prayer For Piece

by Jon Katz

Some of you may want to get some tissues for this one.

The refugee students from Bishop Maginn who are starting school this week at their new school,

Bishop Gibbons in  Schenectady, N.Y., worked all summer with Sue Silverstein to make peace doves for every single student at their new school.

The refugee students wanted to give their new schoolmates a gift as school started.

Every single one of more than 200 peace doves was cut out and filled in with a different name on special paper and in different colors.

The centerpiece of the piece is a quote from a prayer by Jane Goodall, the famous primatologist and anthropologist.

It reads, “We Pray Above All For Peace Throughout The World.”

These peace doves are hanging on a bulletin board on the main floor of the school.

The students making the doves include six refugees whose tuition was paid by the Army Of Good.

They visited Sue in secret all summer, looking for a way to honor and greet their new classmates when they came to school.

Every student in Bishop Gibbons of all grades was included. This will be the first thing the students will see as they return to school.

2 Comments

  1. This is THE most beautiful bulletin board I’ve seen in my twenty years (now retired) of teaching. Thanks for sharing the students amazing work.

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