Cailey Cruickshank, in Grade 7, wrote: "Valentine’s Day has always been associated with courtly love, but to me, it means so much more. My two main meanings of Valentine’s Day are the love between friends and the love of ‘ohana’ - family. Throughout the greatest and the hardest times of my life, my friends and family have been there for me. I have built some of the strongest bonds and lost some friendships and loved ones over the last few years, but it has shown me how much I have to celebrate m
The learners at Crawford International Ruimsig gave their opinions on what Valentine’s Day means to them.
Madison Bakewell, in Grade 6, wrote: “Valentine’s Day means to me a day to thank your friends and family. A day to show love to your loved ones. It’s a day to celebrate kindness, joy, and generosity with your friends and family. The world can be cruel sometimes, Valentine’s day is a day when you can put all that behind you and have a fresh start. Valentine’s day is one of those days when everyone has a different opinion about what it really means.
Makanaka Munetsi, in Grade 6, wrote: “To most people, Valentine’s may mean to them that it is about relationships between a girl and a boy but to me, it means celebrating the love between me and my friends or even my parents, siblings cousins, aunties, uncles and more Valentine’s is not just about love but it is also about who cares about you and who you spend your extra time with. Valentine’s is also not about the flowers, chocolates, or where you take them. Arianna Fiandeiro, in Grade 3, wrote: “Valentine’s Day means spending time with your family and friends and giving love to the world and treats and picnics and chocolate and having fun and celebrate the day of Saint Valentine!”Jake van Boven, in Grade 2, wrote: “Valentine’s Day means I love people and I think they are nice and I think they are cute. Valentine’s Day is about love and giving people some chocolate or nice stuff. Why? Because they love their family and they love their friends and teachers. Love means that you love someone or you like someone and you care about them. You show them respect, giving them love and hugs, and one more thing, giving them time.
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