People are what they learn and culture translates into cultivated behaviour. What leads to cultivated behaviour? Employment of  faculties that help to awaken the burning desire to experience life in all of its levels and  rich texture.  It is passion to visit every facet of creativity, to view knowledge as the biggest excitement,  to explore history  and ethnicity through study, travel and close listening. It all comes alive through offered inspiration.

What is then the cultivated behaviour? It explores before it judges, ponders before it jumps to conclusion, respects the opponent, and usually does not scream and  offend.

Can we draw conclusion that the more intelligent you are the better you behave? Well, you may argue that we all know plenty of intelligent people  who are not particularly nice.  Here is the key: Culture is not given; intelligence is. Intellectual properties are given (even though they may be practiced to perfection), but  culture is an act of acquisition.  Not all acquire it even though it is democratically offered to all and everyone has a wonderful chance to benefit from it.

We lead a school and as such we have the unique opportunity to offer to our students many avenues  that may broaden their cultivation. Our ultimate goal is that they will all acquire – through their cultivation – a proper attitude of an informed human being and citizen: the attitude of tolerance.

Such behaviour can be easily attained though learning and exploring.

Here comes an invite to various inspiring events for the first quater of this numerically handsome year :

• Saturday, January 16, 2010 – “The General” (Buster Keaton) – a silent film accompanies by live organ music. 8 PM Copleay Symphony Hall.  (750 B Street, San Diego, CA 92101)
• January 29,2010, Friday  - “Boom” (a play) San Diego Repertory Theater –  (Horton Plaza, Downtown San Diego)
• February 5, Friday, 8 PM Puccini - “La Boheme” (opera), Civic Theater,  (3. and B street, downtown)
• February 16, 2010,Tuesday,  Copley Hall, 8 PM. – Taiko Drummers form Japan
• February 25, 2010 at 7.3o, Thursday  - “Symphony Exposed” -Claude Debussy  - special concert for college students, Copley Symphony Hall
• February 11, 2009, Thursday –  ”The Piano Lessons” (a play) – Cygnet Theater, Old Town
• March 7, 2010, 8 PM “Cultural Clash in America” (a play) San Diego Rep Theater, Horton Plaza, downtown
• March 20, 2010 10 AM – 7PM - Trip to Los Angeles – County Museum  (Renoir) and Norton Simon Museum (Ingres)

I hope that you will choose, attend and leave inspired!