The Crocus Project 2008
Ms Keane O'Hagan's Sixth Class
We are participating in a project called the Crocus Project. It’s intended for pupils aged 11 and 12 years and upwards. The Holocaust Educational Trust of Ireland provided us and other schools with yellow crocus bulbs to plant in Autumn, in memory of the one and a half million Jewish children that died during the Holocaust. In areas controlled by the Nazis, Jews were forced to wear the yellow Star of David to identify them. The crocus flowers, when they bloom, will remind us of these stars. The Yellow Crocuses stand for sadness, as we remember all those who died. They also stand for hope, as they remind us that, even after the most terrible events, new life begins again. The Holocaust Memorial Day takes place in Dublin on the Sunday nearest to the 27th of January every year.
Our carpenter Pat helped us to build a flower bed in the shape in the Star of David. We planted the yellow crocuses in this flower bed. We hope they bloom in time for the Remembrance day. Eventually we hope that children from all over the world will plant yellow crocuses, in memory of all the children who died in the Holocaust. Eventually there will be one and a half million crocuses in rememberance. Planting the flowers is sad, but it is hopeful too, as they remind us that there is still beauty in the world and hope for our future and most importantly that this will never be allowed happen again.
Click the link for the "November Newsletter" to see what we have been learning about the Holocaust and World War 2.
This page is a work in progress. Please check back regularly throughout the year for updates.
Visit the Sixth Class Page to see the work on the Silver Sword and World War 2.
April 1st
We have been working on the Crocus project this year for the Holocaust Memorial Day on the 27th of January. On November 12th Pat helped us to create the Star of David flower bed. On November 13th we planted the yellow Crocus bulbs and in the middle on February we started to see the shoots growing.
At the end of February the yellow Crocuses bloomed beautifully. They will bloom every year in honour of 6 million Jews who died during the Holocaust.
