The Bear Creek School’s Grandparents and Treasured Friend Day brings in 400-plus guests

Published 1:36 pm Monday, October 31, 2011

On Oct. 21, students at The Bear Creek School (TBCS) in Redmond invited grandparents and friends to join them for a very special day.

The Grandparents and Treasured Friends Day guests were treated to a musical program of songs from Disney musicals and movies. In the choral finale, students encircled the audience with their voices and joined hands as they sang “The Circle of Life” from Disney’s “The Lion King.”

Visiting grandparents traveling from near and far included Natalia and Oleg Romanov from Russia (above) — who were acknowledged for having traveled the farthest to visit Bear Creek — and Nancy Bagby of Orlando, Fla.

Grandparents also attended class with their grandchildren and toured the school’s Union Hill campus. While visiting classrooms, grandparents were treated to recitations of Bible verses, poems and songs.

In some classes, students interviewed their grandparents about what society was like when they were growing up or shared stories they had written and illustrated. At the TBCS Valley Campus near Perrigo Park, students demonstrated origami.

In Bear Creek’s Middle School and Upper School, grandparents participated in lectures and discussions.