It’s just before Christmas and tradition requires
Our annual blog, all in rhyme
Some years are better; some best forgot,
But it’s fun and that always is fine.
We mostly look back on the year that has passed
On our work with both students and schools
On our recommendations to help kids to learn
Sometimes books, sometimes apps, sometimes tools.
We also look back at our work done with others,
Folks like Relay, QED, Understood
Where we share what we know and help to build knowledge
And contribute to things that are good.
But this year we look forward, to try to keep hope
As uncertainty brings some anxiety
After a bitter election, our nation’s in flux
And new challenges face our society.
So, as one year is ending and a new one begins
We have wishes both large and quite small
We hope they come true, both for us and for you
And they make our world better for all.
We wish for a world filled with peace and with caring
Where people respect one another
And however they worship, whomever they love
They learn how to live with each other.
We wish that all children – and parents as well –
Have a home, and good food, and good health.
That we all come together to focus on this
For that is the best kind of wealth.
We hope that our world, our dear planet Earth,
Can be cared for by all of its residents
That we each do our part to preserve it
From children, to parents, to presidents.
And we hope you have love and have friends and stay well
All the things that make life so worthwhile
And that when next year ends, you can look back and see
That you really had reasons to smile.
We wish you all a very happy holiday and a wonderful 2017. The Yellin Center will be closed from December 24th, reopening on Monday, January 2nd.
We hope that our world, our dear planet Earth,
Can be cared for by all of its residents
That we each do our part to preserve it
From children, to parents, to presidents.
And we hope you have love and have friends and stay well
All the things that make life so worthwhile
And that when next year ends, you can look back and see
That you really had reasons to smile.
We wish you all a very happy holiday and a wonderful 2017. The Yellin Center will be closed from December 24th, reopening on Monday, January 2nd.