![]() “The all-community sings are intended to gather and unify our whole community,” said Millie. Singing as a community creates a space where new relationships are fostered and existing relationships are strengthened. I went up to the mom and whispered, ‘Wow, I can’t believe he knows every word.’ She said, ‘Well, he had us practicing at home!’” As Millie recalled, “Last year, there was a three-year-old who was singing every single word of the songs. Since these expanded singalongs began, Millie has observed a more interconnected community emerge.Įven the youngest C&C students are deeply engaged in this community experience. ![]() That end result-a connected community-is exactly why Scott and Millie Cartagena, Director of Community Life, Equity, and Inclusion, began the “all-community sings” last year. One of the most interesting parts doesn’t even happen in the sanctuary-the walk back from 201 carries a warmth of feeling into the School.” Everyone leaves in a calmer state, engaging with the people around them. “When our community is focused on singing and listening,” said C&C Principal Scott Moran, “you’re able to strip away all of the thoughts that you carry into spaces from other parts of your life and just settle into the simplicity of the music and the emotion of connecting and being together. As the community lifted their voices in song, the rhythm took hold, and the year didn’t feel so new anymore. For all of its potential, the first week of school can also be one of the most stressful times of year, as the community comes together and begins to search for its rhythm.īut on the morning of September 12, 2019, all of the nervousness and start-of-year jitters subsided as parents and children, teachers and staff, came together at the sanctuary of The Church of the Village (201) to sing. Teachers, too, eased their students (and themselves) into the curriculum. Children dreamt of a summer well-spent parents continued to adapt to the routines of the school year. It was only the fourth day of school for the full IIs–XIIIs community. For all of its potential, the first week of school can also be one of the most s ![]() From Works In Progress, the C&C Magazine, Issue III ![]()
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