“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” ~ African Proverb
Families, students, teachers, support staff, and administrators make up Team Harvest and are the ingredients to supporting all students. Back to School Night demonstrated the importance of team. I saw parents and teachers building relationships that will help students succeed at Harvest. Yet, the most powerful part of the night for me was standing in front of a gym full of our families with three students translating. It served as a reminder of the child we are seeking to create as an International Baccalaureate World School. Our students demonstrated risk-taking and communication by using two languages to help all of our families have access to the information they need to support their child. Our students also showed their knowledge of language and just as important their care for our school community. Tuesday night, our students were leaders and models of an IB education. Thank you to the teachers who have enabled these students to listen carefully, speak with confidence, take risks with the understanding that mistakes are fixable, and instilled in them the importance of servant leadership.
