This Wednesday on December 4, EABH held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the inauguration of Bloco 2, an innovative space for students to grow and succeed. This event emphasized EABH’s future program, a fundraising program that inspires the community to support these transformations through the Annual Fund and other gift efforts, seeking the enrichment of the school's learning environment.  The Head of School, Mr. Kerry began by introducing Humberto Matos, a member of t

This holiday issue could not be complete without the mention of a beautiful event, celebrated by a variety of members of our EABH community: Hanukkah.  The word Hanukkah - sometimes spelled Chanukah - means “dedication” in Hebrew. According to the Hebrew calendar, Hanukkah is an eight-day festival celebrated by the Jewish community around November or December.  This holiday celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. During the second century BCE,  the Sele

In the world, many different cultures celebrate the festive season in unison. Different cultures, however, have their own ways of celebrating this holiday. Here are some countries that have unique customs during the holiday season.  In Japan, there is a unique yet fun tradition around the end of the year, and that is to eat fried chicken. This began when the American fast-food giant KFC launched a major campaign to enter the Japanese market during the holiday season. It was s

The unsettling silence of longing for someone isn't just the sound of their absence, but the weight of yearning for a nonexistent future together while shifting realities to one without them. People don't just leave memories behind; they replay them as storylines that will never happen–sentences that will never be spoken, jokes that will never be told, accomplishments that will never be shared–all while getting used to turning the present into the past tense. The voids left b

Christmas is a celebration of Jesus Christ’s birthday. If that's the case, how does Santa fit into  the narrative? Santa Claus is known for being a symbol of Christmas: a cheerful old man with red clothes that brings gifts to children who’ve behaved well  throughout the year. However,  he has not always been portrayed as such. The name “Santa” comes from  Saint Nicholas, a Greek bishop born 280 AD in the region that is now Turkey. Nicholas came from a wealthy family and rece