Olivia Wins Big!

Olivia participated in the “Reflections” contest for the arts in October 2011. The theme was “Diversity means...”, and she was so excited to write her very own “essay” for the literature division. She took the effort very seriously and was really proud of her submission. After all was said and done, a first place ribbon (1st grade level) was awarded! Way to go, Olivia!! The below is in her own spelling; what diversity means to a 6-year old...

"DIVRSITEY MEANS...


Divirsitey means that everewone is different from each other.


There are thowsands of kinds of flowers on the Earth and ech one is prity and intrsting and speshle. Its like that with humans to!! We are all different. We are prity and intresting and spechle just like the flowers.


I like my garden to have many different kinds of flowers becase that makes it more fun to look at and allso more intresting. I garden would be so boring if all the flowers were the same. The earth would be boring too if all the people were the same!


Divrsity means that people don't dress the same. And they don't talk the same. They bring different food in there lunch boxes.


Diversity means that everywone is uneek. That's the way I like it!"