Just One Planet

Our kids school was preparting for their annual "One World Day" and announced they wanted musical numbers for a special school assembly.  Against all of my "non-musical" talents, I decided to teach Emma's grade 3 friends a most beloved song written by our former music teacher, Dr. Sarah Stevens, called "Just One Planet".  Dr. Stevens suffered a tragic death a few years back that made this song even more special.  This song's message was absolutely perfect for celebrating One World Day.  I also managed to teach them sign language for the chorus and the girls really loved that :).

JUST ONE PLANET

There are children in Korea and Mexico too,

And Afghanistan , Norway, and Sudan, Australia, Peru.
But no matter where they’re from, and no matter where they go,
They all live, they all love, and there’s something they should know.


chorus
We share just one planet, it’s all that we’ve got,
And it should never, ever be forgotten
That people are people, not symbols, not tokens,
But live human beings, so easily broken.
We’re sisters, we’re brothers, we’re neighbors, we’re friends,
We’re here together from the beginning to the end.
We’re mothers, we’re fathers, we’re daughters, we’re sons.
We’re one human family, that’s all, just one.


There are people in Alaska, and some in Nepal,
And they sing and dance, and they want a chance to join with us all.
‘Cause no matter where we’re from, and no matter where we go,
We all live, we all love, and there’s something we should know.


chorus
We share just one planet....

And for "One World Day", our American family was once again plagued with "what in the world (no pun intended) do we wear?"  This year Shailey and Jonas dressed in red, white, and blue cowboy outfits (note Shailey's I-pod cord dangling from her ear...nice touch).  However with Emma's muscial number I wanted her to wear something special.  So one night in my sleep I woke up with an American costume revelation.... BETSY ROSS!  I bought Americana fabric in the states over the break and sewed it in Japan.  She was in heaven :)

 

 

Momma's little cowboy

The grade 3 girls did a super job with their song and brought tears to their teacher's eyes and mine.

Isn't this the perfect way to see the world...

bright colors and naturally beautiful faces.

Emma (USA), Sophie (UK), Hana (Japan), Sara (Japan),

Julia (Spain), Giulia (Italy), and Shilpa (India)

We Share Just One Planet