Cabrini Immigrant Services (CIS), Dobbs Ferry, NY, held a STARS (StoryTelling, Art, Reading and Socialization) Program for children in Grades K-2. Dr. Wendy Mages, a professor at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY, was our storyteller. She told the story, The Magic of Friendship Snow by Andi Caan.
After the story was read, the children spoke about different ways of being kind to others and to themselves. Everyone felt that it was very important to be a friend, especially to someone who doesn’t have one. They also spoke about being kind to their parents and siblings. The children drew pictures on hearts and snowflakes. They showed the different ways that they are kind to others or how others are kind to them. The hearts and snowflakes were placed on a board that had a snowman with the words, “Snow Many Ways to Be Kind.”
We had children from China, the Caribbean, Guatemala, Mexico, and Pakistan. It was so beautiful to see the children all working together and sharing their stories. They were all shining examples of being kind to one another
