2021 Festival of Lights Program

The 8th Annual Wellan Montessori School

Festival of

Lights ’ ’ ’

For Primary and Elementary

Thursday, December 16, 2021 Thursday, December 10 7:00pm pm 6:00 pm – 7:00 Virtual Premiere First Baptist Church 848 Beacon St, Newton Centre, MA

ORDER of CEREMON Y At the Festival of Lights, the Wellan community celebrates the ways each of us can bring light and peace into the world. Students perform musical pieces for the winter season in which light is a symbol of hope and peace.

Introductory Remarks Beth Black, Head of School

Primary

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Primary 1 Lower Elementary

Grade 1

Snowflakes (Kathy Reid-Naiman) Peace in My Fingers (Susan Salidor) So Glad I’m Here (Spiritual) This Little Light of Mine (Spiritual)

You’ll Sing a Song and I’ll Sing a Song (Ella Jenkins)

Grade 2 Find Your Voice (Sarah McLachlan; adapted by Katie Ng)

Upper Elementary/Voyager

Grade 4

The Solstice Song (Kathy Reid-Naiman)

Grade 5

Dona Nobis Pacem (Traditional)

Grade 6/Voyager

Light Up the World (Words and Music by Adam Anders, Peer Astrom, Savan Kotecha, Martin Sandberg and Johan Schuster; Arranged by Adam Anders and Peer Astrom)

Voyager

Let There Be Peace On Earth Spoken in American Sign Language, Cantonese, Italian, Farsi, Ancient Icelandic, Dutch, Spanish, German, Irish, Greek, French, Finnish, and English.

Lighting of Candles for Peace

Please join us in our wish for peace. Families are invited to light a candle at home, then listen or sing along to “Give Light.”

Give Light (Greg Artzner)

Grade 3

Lyrics: Give light and people will find the way Give light and people will find the way Give light and people will find the way People will find the way I do believe.

Teach peace and people will find the way Teach peace and people will find the way Teach peace and people will find the way People will find the way I do believe.

Stand together and people will find the way Stand together and people will find the way Stand together and people will find the way People will find the way I do believe.

Give love and people will find the way Give love and people will find the way Give love and people will find the way People will find the way I do believe.

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ACKNOW LEDGMENTS Winter is a season of gratitude as well as a time of hope for peace. Wellan Montessori School gratefully acknowledges the many ways members of our school community and others support our efforts on behalf of children.

Parents Thank you for entrusting us with your children’s education.

Volunteers Thank you for the gifts of your time and talents.

Annual Fund Donors Thank you for your generous donations.

Katie Ng, Amelia Browning Thank you for preparing students for their musical performances and encouraging their voices and expression.

Jennifer Cardy, Megan Beatty, Haley Crocker Thank you for coordinating this event, and filming and editing videos to make this virtual event possible.

Wellan Faculty Thank you for working to fulfill Maria Montessori’s dream of a peaceful world by helping students learn to practice empathy, conflict resolution, and understanding of diverse cultures.

All Those Here Tonight Thank you for joining us in promoting peace in our world.

We wish you a joyful holiday season and a happy new year!