A Christmas Smile
If you need a reason to smile, look no further than the annual ECP Christmas concert. Once again we visited the beautiful Emmaus Monastery. We were treated to a demonstration of the musical skills of our exceptional students, but also the joy of sharing in performances. This year every year group was represented, and performers from absolute beginners to budding virtuosi were there to entertain. It was also a particular joy to listen to a performance by a singer from the children’s home at Dolni Počernice. A leaving collection was taken and raised over CZK 11,000 for the Smile charity – a student-led ECP initiative that raises money for these students. As Student Council President Michael Best noted, the money raised at the concert will already be used this weekend to buy presents for the children in the home. Smiling performers, parents, staff and especially the recipients of the gifts, made possible by the generosity of the guests and the enterprise of the Smile students.
Still to come, the annual Christmas Fair on 13 December at ECP, a combined Interhouse Floorball competition and whole-school end-of-year assembly at Podvinný Mlýn. Merry Christmas!
Picture credit: Harriet Marshall