Festival of Lights at Oneness-Family School (OFS)
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Each year at Oneness-Family School, students prepare a special presentation to honor the light and essence of spiritual paths throughout the ages.
Did you Know?
Studying the spiritual culture and traditions of different countries helps students develop empathy, cultural awareness, and a deeper understanding of the values that shape human communities.
About The Festival
Each year at Oneness-Family School, students prepare a special presentation to honor the light and essence of spiritual paths throughout the ages. The elementary classes schedule field trips to churches, synagogues, temples, and other sacred places during November and December, while the Children’s Peace Garden (preschool-kindergarten) studies the culture and traditions of a different group of countries each year.
These studies culminate in student presentations at our annual winter celebration called the “Festival of Lights.” Each year the program is different and focuses on midwinter traditions worldwide.
Festival Photos
Quote: Hawk Velez (’24)
I would also like to thank all of my teachers for helping me expand my boundaries for work, as I have been the most challenged I have ever been, which has helped me grow.
Hawk shares his 8th-grade graduation speech, given on June 6, 2024.
Before I came to Oneness, I had been going to the same public school for 6 years, and though I didn’t hate it, I had almost no friends and would spend whole days barely talking to anyone. I also had a lot of social anxiety with talking to people and making friends.
When I came here, I told myself I would make an effort to communicate and spend time with my peers so I could look back at the time I spent at school with no regrets. I expected it to be incredibly hard and extremely uncomfortable, but it wasn’t. I would like to thank everyone in my class this year and last year for welcoming me and making it very easy to enjoy being with other people.
It made me so happy to be welcomed and included in a group of friends because I hadn’t been for a long time. It really helped me be more comfortable around other people, and I gained social skills that I will use in the future.
I would also like to thank all of my teachers for helping me expand my boundaries for work, as I have been the most challenged I have ever been, which has helped me grow. I have also gained many work skills such as learning how to use my time better and being neater.
My time here has been extremely positive, and I no longer look at my younger life with disappointment that I didn’t miss out on making friends and being in a community at school. I will use the skills that I learned here for the rest of my life, all thanks to this school.
