Glen Cove Schools Join Together for a Day of Peace and Love

GLEN COVE, NEW YORK (MARCH 2023) — Students at Landing Elementary School in the Glen Cove City School District recently learned about the importance of embracing diversity and spreading love during an activity called “Peace, Love & Landing.”

Students ambassadors from the Glen Cove High School DECA club led a presentation and facilitated conversations with the Landing elementary students about the beauty of diversity, how inclusion helps people learn from one another and how we, as a community, should strive for equality for all.

“Our DECA ambassadors encouraged and inspired our Landing students through this thought-provoking and enriching activity,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Maria Rianna. “Activities like this show that we are all connected as a community in Glen Cove and that our differences only make us stronger.”

DECA members and the Landing students each depicted their idea of diversity and inclusion by designing and coloring a paper hand. The hands were collected and used to create a collaborative mural in the shape of a peace sign.

The District thanks DECA Coordinator Jonathan McKinnon and the cultural arts committee at Landing Elementary School for coordinating the activity.

For more information about the Glen Cove City School District, please visit the District’s website at www.glencoveschools.org. Happenings in the District can also be followed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/glencovecityschools.