The week of April 7-11 was Greek Week at the 91´«Ã½ Lower School! We had some wonderful activities to highlight our Greek studies and yearlong study theme, entitled, “A Greek Odyssey.” We were fortunate to have Ms. Grian MacGregor, who is a professional storyteller, puppeteer, musician, and artistic educator, return to the Lower School for a 3-day residency. She was here Monday – Wednesday helping the students to make characters, shadow puppets, props, and scenery to tell the story of several of the well-known Greek myths, including scenes from The Flying Horse (Pegasus), Perseus & Medusa, Echo & Narcissus, and Orpheus & Eurydice. There was a culmination performance of these critical scenes from the Greek myths on Wednesday at 1:45 in our Multi-purpose room. These were performed behind a beautiful shadow puppet stage that Ms. MacGregor built for the 91´«Ã½ project. We had a great audience of parents, along with all Lower School students and teachers. Then, on Thursday and Friday, Chef Lori Garofalo came to offer cooking classes to round out our fun-filled “Greek Week.” She cooked up some fabulous, Greek culinary delights including hand made spanokopita, tastes of feta cheese and olives on pita bread with thick, Greek yogurt, and a special Greek cookie called “Antigone’s Koulourakia,” an orange flavored sugar cookie. All of the students truly enjoyed these activities and creative venues that were perfect additions to our “Greek Odyssey!”