From Stone to Soup

On November 25th, OCS celebrated its annual Stone Soup Day. Students carefully chopped, diced and stirred, and ultimately each classroom created a pot of delicious vegetable soup to share with each other, their teachers and visiting parents. To go along with that soup, parent and bread maven Karen Merchant worked with the middle school students to prepare handmade rolls and pumpkin corn bread to share among all the classes.

The story of Stone Soup has its roots in a fable written by the Brothers Grimm in which hungry strangers trick a town into giving them food. It's a clever, engaging story which has a deeper lesson, one that focuses on cooperation and the ability to create bounty even amid scarcity. The generous spirit of Stone Soup was evident all across campus.

And like the strangers in the original story, we too had visitors who came to Odyssey to share the day and grab a bowl of soup. The mayor of Pasadena stopped by, along with local elected officials, community members of the OCS governing board, LACOE as well as neighbors and friends.