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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really?

Christmas and Easter celebrations?

Any crucifixes?

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Not sure I understand these questions. You'd expect any culturally-Christian school to celebrate Christmas and Easter and to have crucifixes.

The question is, do they do so while respecting and appreciating other perspectives too?[/quote]

I mostly agree with the PP but will add that crucifixes are typically found in Catholic churches and schools. Protestant churches in the U.S., including the Episcopal Church, typically display crosses but not crucifixes.  My child is at SAES and I don't recall seeing crosses or crucifixes in classrooms.

As the PP suggests SAES certainly acknowledge Christmas and Easter but the school also acknowledges the religious holidays of other traditions. The biggest Christmas tradition appears to be an evening "Lessons and Carols" event that I have not attended (although we are Christian).  They hit a lot of different topics during Chapel.  Three I recall from this fall were (1) Veteran's Day at which relatives of students that are serving or did serve were acknowledged; (2) Ally week in support of the LGBTQ community; (3) Grandparents/special friends' visiting day and the theme was about grandparents.  The Chapels are religious events.  There is communal prayer (at other school gatherings as well).  But given the topics covered, [b]it does not appear to me that the chapels are intended to indoctrinate students[/b] into a particular set of religious beliefs. I do think they are intended to build community and are intended to build a shared set of values within that community (acceptance of differences, including religious differences, is among them).  The MLK Day of Service is my favorite school event of the year and I believe there is a Chapel related to that as well. [/quote]

Episcopalians are not big proselytizers.[/quote]

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