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May Day, the traditional welcoming of spring, will be celebrated on Monday, May 12, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. in Calhoun Square in front of the historic Massie School.  Students from the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System will perform ethnic dances from around the world.  Massie School’s May Day celebration has evolved into one of the largest multicultural events in our school system.

Massie’s May Day festival is a long-standing Savannah tradition.  May Day in Calhoun Square, a tradition as old as the school itself, is an important part of the Heritage Education program at Massie Heritage Center.  Appropriate music, a graceful queen and her court, colorful dances, and Maypoles decorated in pink and white are the scene in Calhoun Square on May Day.

Massie School is the oldest school in continuous operation in the United States. It was founded as a free school for children of the poor in Savannah in 1856.  It was the first building for public education in Georgia and it operates as a teaching museum for History and Architecture for area students and teachers today.  The school is located at 207 E. Gordon St. 

Please contact Carol Stalvey or Rosanne MacCauley at 201-5070 for more information.