Inside King's-Edgehill School
Dear KES Family:
I love Christmas lights. For some reason they make me happy. It is not just because they herald the festive season, but because Christmas takes place during the darkest days of Canadian winter. Although they don’t actually provide any warmth, there is no question that Christmas lights warm things up on a cold night. It seems to me that winter is always a little darker and colder once people take their Christmas lights down.
This December we installed a ‘helix’ of lights around a maple tree in the Quad. The lights are fabulous. At nighttime the Quad is often a dark and un-inviting space in the winter. Although confined to a single tree, our new lights warm the whole area, casting an inviting glow from the dorms to the classroom buildings. Being a deciduous tree and therefore leafless, the long strand of over-sized bulbs is easily seen from all sides and from as far away as Vincent and Wilson House.
It is amazing how sometimes the humblest of additions can have the greatest effect. Little things make a difference.
These lights will stay up this winter, shedding a little light and good cheer throughout the heart of our KES campus long after the sun has set.
Looking forward to seeing everyone together on the 17th!
Sincerely,
Joe Seagram