On Maxwell’s Closing: 500 past staff and students attend alumni reunion
By george wesley dannells on Jul 5, 2008 in Baha'i Views
http://jackdaws-corner.blogspot.com/2006/08/maxwell-bahai-school.html
Ruhiyyih Khanum dedicated Maxwell International Baha’i School 20 years ago. The entire National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Canada and 500 past staff and students attended its last graduation celebration. -gw
Rather than mourn its closing, staff and students made the most of the final year. Grade 12 students made special efforts to embrace their fellow Grade 7-11 students, who would not graduate from Maxwell, and arranged a special “graduation” ceremony for them held during the last week of the school year. …
All nine members of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Canada attended the graduation ceremonies where the National Assembly’s Secretary spoke, encouraging this year’s graduates to “become ensigns of guidance”, “build capacity for insight and service”, and “contribute to the building of a new civilization.”
Maxwell graduation has always been a many day affair, a celebration which not only honors the graduates, but also friends, family, former staff, volunteers, and alumni. Maxwell’s last graduation weekend, 27-29 June, was all that and more, as 500 past staff and students showed up for the culminating alumni reunion events.
