Grades 5 and 6 Celebrate Christmas at the Forum and Centrum

The row of students standing side by side was wider than the stage. It almost reached the two walls of the not-quite-so-narrow auditorium—a beautiful sight of the youngest of all the Steinmühlen children!

“Gloria…in excelsis Deo,” they sang in unison, led by Daniel Sans. It was a wonderful welcome for all the mothers, fathers, and family members who had taken the day off to celebrate Christmas at the Steinmühle with their children that early afternoon.

The day was the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit, as the tables were decorated for Christmas and a Christmas tree sparkled. It also gave the parents the perfect opportunity to see for themselves, “live,” how much their children had progressed in singing and music.

The class teachers explained that the afternoon is set aside every year for everyone to get together, get to know one another, and encourage parent-teacher conversations among themselves—all without a rigid schedule. Nevertheless, atmospheric songs, poems, and performances were presented at regular intervals to set the mood, and together with coffee and cookies, they rounded out the Christmas spirit. – Just the right thing to start looking forward to the day—which is not far off—when all the students will be dismissed together three days before Christmas Eve to begin their Christmas break.