CCES 5th graders end the year in art with chalk drawings on the sidewalk. These symmetrical designs are inspired by the traditional Kolams of Southern India. Kolams are rice flour designs that the women of the household place on their swept doorstep each morning. The designs can have many meanings but for the students, it was their way of greeting the day! The lovely part is Kolams are to be enjoyed only for the day as they will disappear back to the earth by day's end...
