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MLK Jr. Day Provides Opportunities for Service and Learning At Ladue School District Elementary Schools

Old Bonhomme students present program at Ladue High School Tuesday night.



Martin Luther King Jr. Day provides a wealth of opportunities for students to learn about the life of Dr. King, to celebrate his accomplishments, and to participate in community service projects.  Following are just some of the events and programs planned across the district’s elementary schools:

At Spoede Elementary School, The Black Rep will present Hip Hop Aesop to students beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, January 17.  From 1-2 p.m. the same day, there will be a presentation of the African folktale Anansi, the Spider, followed by presentations of poems, essays and songs by each grade level.

Conway Elementary School has been incorporating lessons about segregation, equality, perspective taking, the Underground Railroad and much more throughout the entire month.  Each child will experience lessons facilitated through the school’s library using a variety of rich literature and biographies.  In addition, students are learning about the “I Have a Dream” speech during classroom lessons.

Old Bonhomme Elementary School
will once again be hosting their two annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day events.  First, students and parents will gather to use their “day off” for Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a day of service.  Thousands of sandwiches will be made and delivered, along with thousands of previously gathered socks to area homeless shelters.

In addition, on Tuesday, January 17 at 7 p.m., Old Bonhomme Elementary students will perform a celebration of Dr. King’s life and work at the Ladue Horton Watkins High School Performing Arts Center.  Students, entire classes and others will perform skits, songs and poems related to this year’s theme: “Building Bridges.”  The event is free of charge and open to the public.

“Martin Luther King Jr. Day provides tremendous learning opportunities for our students,” explains Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction Dr. Donna Jahnke.  “It’s one of the many ways we work to embed multicultural learning into our curriculum throughout the school year.”     

Information was provided by the Communications Department of the Ladue School District.


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