Mrs. Calvin’s 4th grade actors at Jeremiah Gray Elementary performed an informational and fun play about Kwanzaa.  JGE students learned that the celebration honors African heritage in African-American culture, and is observed from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a feast and gift-giving.  Each of the seven days of Kwanzaa is dedicated to one of the following principles, as follows:

• Umoja (Unity)
• Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)
• Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility)
• Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)
• Nia (Purpose)
• Kuumba (Creativity)
• Imani (Faith)