DMS Silk Road Market and Shadow Puppet Plays Opened for Business

 On June 16 Mr. Couibaly,African drummer, opened the DMS  Silk Road market in the courtyard and hosted shadow puppet plays in their cafeteria.   Seventh grade students  operated 10 stalls with 10 different authentic items from Asia and Africa to trade with six graders and their parents. Six graders and parents brought canned goods to trade for various items.  Seventh graders collected over 885 pounds of nonperishables for the North Kingstown food pantry.   Audience members watched eight shadow puppet plays interspersed with Taiko drumming.   So much to trade, so much to share, so much to learn.   A big thank you to Beth Berry who created, produced and directed our  culminating event .