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A walk in Park Woods, a nap on the floor, time alone with a Bible or journal, coloring and meditating… these were some of the Sabbath practices that students in grade six to 12 tried out as part of Spiritual Renewal Week, Sept. 16 to 20, at Eastern Mennonite School.…
How do we make time for rest and renewal when our world draws us into busy-ness of mind and body? This is a question that Eastern Mennonite School students, faculty and staff will explore throughout the academic year 2019-20. “Our high school students are dealing with a ton of pressure,”…
In the task-oriented world of school we, at EMS, choose to gather as a community three times a week to build the core of who we claim to be. In chapel we seek to create spaces of belonging and thriving; spaces that train our eyes, and our very being, to see…
Each elementary student chose a rock as part of this fall’s annual time of signing the school’s Peace Pledge. This is the 15th year that EMES students have signed the pledge, which highlights seven tenets (full listing below): To respect self and others; to communicate better; to listen; to forgive;…