Religion at school events, Creative Minds International

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I attended at STEAM night with my family at Creative Minds International last week and was surprised that Easter had a station for the younger students. Why bring in a Christian holiday on STEAM night. Why bring in Christianity to a school event at all? It is a public school. I understand that there was a very Christian Santa theme for a literacy assembly in December.
I thought this school was all about inclusiveness. It didn’t feel that way, especially with those of us who are celebrating Ramadan. Somehow that wasn’t a STEAM station.

Do you really think something like this is worth complaining about? Do you know what "inclusiveness" means?

Unless it was clear that STEAM night was going to include non-STEAM religious activities and anyone could sign up, no, I don't think that having Easter at STEAM night is "inclusive" in any respect. That is very different that the typical DCPS everything welcome approach. I do not think it's worth fighting about Christmas/Easter being holiday defaults as long as it's clear that other religious/holiday traditions are welcome; I do think it's worth fighting about religious content from a single religion being added on at a time/place where no other religious/holiday traditions were recognized AND parents were not remotely on notice that they should ask to include their own tradition.

[Anonymous]

Can op elaborate. How was easter relevant at a steam table. Was it an experiment? https://team-cartwright.com/peeps-stem-experiment/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I attended at STEAM night with my family at Creative Minds International last week and was surprised that Easter had a station for the younger students. Why bring in a Christian holiday on STEAM night. Why bring in Christianity to a school event at all? It is a public school. I understand that there was a very Christian Santa theme for a literacy assembly in December.
I thought this school was all about inclusiveness. It didn’t feel that way, especially with those of us who are celebrating Ramadan. Somehow that wasn’t a STEAM station.

Do you really think something like this is worth complaining about? Do you know what "inclusiveness" means?

Unless it was clear that STEAM night was going to include non-STEAM religious activities and anyone could sign up, no, I don't think that having Easter at STEAM night is "inclusive" in any respect. That is very different that the typical DCPS everything welcome approach. I do not think it's worth fighting about Christmas/Easter being holiday defaults as long as it's clear that other religious/holiday traditions are welcome; I do think it's worth fighting about religious content from a single religion being added on at a time/place where no other religious/holiday traditions were recognized AND parents were not remotely on notice that they should ask to include their own tradition.

OMG, you are nuts. So what is there is an Easter station. Easter is coming up and I’m nit Catholic. You can request Ramadan or whatever your religion is.

You are going to an even hosted by a school and that school can do what they want. You don’t like it, then don’t attend the event next year but you don’t get to dictate what they do. I’m sure they have other holidays too as they come up. Just because they did not have whatever holiday that occurs at other times of the year does not mean they are not inclusive. And no, my kids don’t go to CM

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I attended at STEAM night with my family at Creative Minds International last week and was surprised that Easter had a station for the younger students. Why bring in a Christian holiday on STEAM night. Why bring in Christianity to a school event at all? It is a public school. I understand that there was a very Christian Santa theme for a literacy assembly in December.
I thought this school was all about inclusiveness. It didn’t feel that way, especially with those of us who are celebrating Ramadan. Somehow that wasn’t a STEAM station.

Do you really think something like this is worth complaining about? Do you know what "inclusiveness" means?

Unless it was clear that STEAM night was going to include non-STEAM religious activities and anyone could sign up, no, I don't think that having Easter at STEAM night is "inclusive" in any respect. That is very different that the typical DCPS everything welcome approach. I do not think it's worth fighting about Christmas/Easter being holiday defaults as long as it's clear that other religious/holiday traditions are welcome; I do think it's worth fighting about religious content from a single religion being added on at a time/place where no other religious/holiday traditions were recognized AND parents were not remotely on notice that they should ask to include their own tradition.

You are free to request to do a Ramadan event. But the Christmas and Easter stuff is not going anywhere. And no, I don’t think they have any legal obligation to put you on notice.

[Anonymous]

If you want to shut this down quickly, start proposing Satanist events. But obviously you will not make friends like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This would be a huge issue for me (we're not a Christian family). I've never seen anything like this at our DCPS ES or MS.

By all means, please stomp your feet and howl at the moon about this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I attended at STEAM night with my family at Creative Minds International last week and was surprised that Easter had a station for the younger students. Why bring in a Christian holiday on STEAM night. Why bring in Christianity to a school event at all? It is a public school. I understand that there was a very Christian Santa theme for a literacy assembly in December.
I thought this school was all about inclusiveness. It didn’t feel that way, especially with those of us who are celebrating Ramadan. Somehow that wasn’t a STEAM station.

Do you really think something like this is worth complaining about? Do you know what "inclusiveness" means?

Unless it was clear that STEAM night was going to include non-STEAM religious activities and anyone could sign up, no, I don't think that having Easter at STEAM night is "inclusive" in any respect. That is very different that the typical DCPS everything welcome approach. I do not think it's worth fighting about Christmas/Easter being holiday defaults as long as it's clear that other religious/holiday traditions are welcome; I do think it's worth fighting about religious content from a single religion being added on at a time/place where no other religious/holiday traditions were recognized AND parents were not remotely on notice that they should ask to include their own tradition.

OMG, you are nuts. So what is there is an Easter station. Easter is coming up and I’m nit Catholic. You can request Ramadan or whatever your religion is.

You are going to an even hosted by a school and that school can do what they want. You don’t like it, then don’t attend the event next year but you don’t get to dictate what they do. I’m sure they have other holidays too as they come up. Just because they did not have whatever holiday that occurs at other times of the year does not mean they are not inclusive. And no, my kids don’t go to CM

Actually the school can’t do whatever it wants when it comes to religion. Do you really not get that?

[Anonymous]

So many unnecessarily aggressive responses. Not all religious groups are OK with observing Christian holidays, even the practices that others might view as completely secular or cultural.

Personally I would be mildly annoyed to come across something like this too, though not really surprised. If it's a one-time fluke, I'd just let it go. But if the school is consistently bringing specific religious observances into unrelated classroom activities, it might be worth bringing to the attention of admin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So many unnecessarily aggressive responses. Not all religious groups are OK with observing Christian holidays, even the practices that others might view as completely secular or cultural.

Personally I would be mildly annoyed to come across something like this too, though not really surprised. If it's a one-time fluke, I'd just let it go. But if the school is consistently bringing specific religious observances into unrelated classroom activities, it might be worth bringing to the attention of admin.

Well, not all religious groups are OK with observing the other holidays the schools celebrate but tolerate it. See how that goes.

It’s ridiculous that people on here are saying not to observe 2 of the biggest Christian holidays when 70% of the US population are Christians so likely 3 out of 4 kids at the school are Christian.

People like you who want to cater to only the minority and denounce the majority is the reason why the liberals/dems lose support of moderates to the crazy right.

[Anonymous]

So Easter is a little over a week away. Tons of events and celebrations of it in the city that many, many families plan on attending especially the Easter egg hunts for the kiddies.

And OP is annoyed and thinks she is so self righteous to denounce an event that she attended, as a guest, because they have an Easter craft table or whatever for the kiddies.

Think I summed up this thread correctly.

Oh forgot and she and some people on here think that just because there were not other tables of other religious holidays that the school is not inclusive, when these are not even remotely coming up AND she has no idea what other holidays the schools celebrates…..

That’s it in a nutshell folks……..

[Anonymous]

I think we need to know... eggs or Jesus? One is cultural, one is religious

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So Easter is a little over a week away. Tons of events and celebrations of it in the city that many, many families plan on attending especially the Easter egg hunts for the kiddies.

And OP is annoyed and thinks she is so self righteous to denounce an event that she attended, as a guest, because they have an Easter craft table or whatever for the kiddies.

Think I summed up this thread correctly.

Oh forgot and she and some people on here think that just because there were not other tables of other religious holidays that the school is not inclusive, when these are not even remotely coming up AND she has no idea what other holidays the schools celebrates…..

That’s it in a nutshell folks……..

It is literally Ramadan *right now.* Unlike, say, Easter, which isn’t for weeks. But yeah, nothing “remotely coming up” and I’m sure that as a Muslim parent at the school she “has no idea” whether Ramadan has been celebrated already. Hopefully it’s well-educated cultured folks like you in charge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So Easter is a little over a week away. Tons of events and celebrations of it in the city that many, many families plan on attending especially the Easter egg hunts for the kiddies.

And OP is annoyed and thinks she is so self righteous to denounce an event that she attended, as a guest, because they have an Easter craft table or whatever for the kiddies.

Think I summed up this thread correctly.

Oh forgot and she and some people on here think that just because there were not other tables of other religious holidays that the school is not inclusive, when these are not even remotely coming up AND she has no idea what other holidays the schools celebrates…..

That’s it in a nutshell folks……..

Heavy on the snark and low on the smarts for you I see. Good thing there’s nothing remotely important on for observant Muslims right now. Best to get a jump on Easter in two weeks instead clearly…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So Easter is a little over a week away. Tons of events and celebrations of it in the city that many, many families plan on attending especially the Easter egg hunts for the kiddies.

And OP is annoyed and thinks she is so self righteous to denounce an event that she attended, as a guest, because they have an Easter craft table or whatever for the kiddies.

Think I summed up this thread correctly.

Oh forgot and she and some people on here think that just because there were not other tables of other religious holidays that the school is not inclusive, when these are not even remotely coming up AND she has no idea what other holidays the schools celebrates…..

That’s it in a nutshell folks……..

Heavy on the snark and low on the smarts for you I see. Good thing there’s nothing remotely important on for observant Muslims right now. Best to get a jump on Easter in two weeks instead clearly…

If you’re expecting the average teachers, admins and parents at DC schools to proactively set up multicultural religious celebrations, your delusional. Their goal is to create a little levity in the struggle that is educating the average DC child, and that means, yes, Easter celebrations and teaching the 5 year olds Christmas carol. Go ahead and be the “nice [UMC] parent” lecturing the long-time Kindergarten teacher about why she can’t do the bunny art project this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So Easter is a little over a week away. Tons of events and celebrations of it in the city that many, many families plan on attending especially the Easter egg hunts for the kiddies.

And OP is annoyed and thinks she is so self righteous to denounce an event that she attended, as a guest, because they have an Easter craft table or whatever for the kiddies.

Think I summed up this thread correctly.

Oh forgot and she and some people on here think that just because there were not other tables of other religious holidays that the school is not inclusive, when these are not even remotely coming up AND she has no idea what other holidays the schools celebrates…..

That’s it in a nutshell folks……..

Heavy on the snark and low on the smarts for you I see. Good thing there’s nothing remotely important on for observant Muslims right now. Best to get a jump on Easter in two weeks instead clearly…

If you’re expecting the average teachers, admins and parents at DC schools to proactively set up multicultural religious celebrations, your delusional. Their goal is to create a little levity in the struggle that is educating the average DC child, and that means, yes, Easter celebrations and teaching the 5 year olds Christmas carol. Go ahead and be the “nice [UMC] parent” lecturing the long-time Kindergarten teacher about why she can’t do the bunny art project this year.

I was responding to a post that literally said the reason it was fine was because it was practically Easter and no other holiday was coming up. That poster was an idiot. Not least of all because the OP said it was Ramadan.

Thankfully at my DCPS, efforts at inclusion are made. Teachers proactively reach out to parents to share holiday traditions of all stripes. It’s not that hard.