I don't often tell my stories of Walden, because as a teacher and Collective member it sometimes feels boastful. Today, we had a small assembly celebrating and acknowledging AANHPI heritage month. Teachers and students shared their joyful learning of Asian heritage throughout the whole year: robust, nuanced, and real. I just want to give a public shout-out for ourselves. In the Fall, the art department and our new Drama teacher did a shadow puppet performance of the Monkey King. We attended as a family and my 3 year old son talked about it and read about it for months. When my father, who lives abroad came to visit and met my oldest child for the first time, he talked about the legend like it was common knowledge because at Walden, it is! The Drama teacher then guided our MG and UG students in a study of world theater, including a unit on Asian theater. The MG teacher has read more books with Asian characters and about the Asian experience than I have ever seen in an elementary ...