MOUNT VERNON – Mount Vernon High School’s Academic and Career Exploration (ACE) students brought learning to life Wednesday with a “Festival of Lights” showcase that highlighted holiday traditions from various cultures.
The joyful event was designed to help the social studies students explore how people celebrate holidays such as Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Las Posadas in a way that was both easy to understand and engaging, said special-education teacher Brigitte Marks-Jackson.
“The goal was to make learning meaningful and accessible for all students,” Ms. Marks-Jackson said. “We wanted them to see that while traditions may look different, every culture has special ways of celebrating, and those differences are something to value.”
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