We were blessed to have
author/singer/drummer/Poet Laureate Shauntay Grant with us all day
Tuesday. In our morning assembly she
performed three of her books and a funky rap of childhood memories. She encouraged all of us, especially the
resistant writers, to imagine “What if…?” to get the ideas flowing.
Shauntay made special appearances in
Junior Primary and Senior Primary, where students spontaneously got up and
danced to the beat of her rhythms and rhymes.
Selected students in grades 4, 5, and 6 participated in special writing
workshops with the inspiring African Nova Scotia artist.
Next week, we continue our celebration
of African Heritage Month with a special presentation by the Maritime Centre of
African Dance. We are richer and more
enlightened when we experience the diversity of culture in this city… And for our children, and folks like Shauntay
Grant, The City Speaks in Drums!
Stand,
you’ve been sitting much too long
There’s
a permanent crease in your right and wrong
Stand,
there’s a midget standing tall
And
a giant beside him about to fall
-
Sly
Stone
