From First Communion to Know-It-All Communion

The First Communion is an event held every year here at The Columbus School, in which the students are the participants of accepting the first symbolically bread and wine from the church.

Second graders have little to no clue as of what this ceremony is, and what you are suppose to do; they only think it is where kids dress in specific clothing, eat the communion wafer with wine, and receive amazing gifts.

“My sister was in third grade, and she was with a white dress and boys with white shirt and black pants. (I) watched her sing and do all the things (and later) my sister got a lot of presents,” said Alicia Quintero, 2B student from TCS.

They are only familiar with this type of ceremony because of their parents beliefs and having older siblings who already did it; the school has giving them little information about what it is about and the meaning.

“(Carlos) did not tell us anything. I saw my sister and like some people were singing and others were talking and taking turns,” said Miguel Aristizabal, a 2B student here in Elementary School.

Students could be able to know about this ceremony in second grade; they should have the possibility to be learning about their second connection to God and the church so they have the basic for next year.

Not everyone thinks this way; Tomas Arango, a 2B student, thinks that it is better to know about it in third grade instead of second grade since it is too much pressure.

“I think it is (better) in third because I am going to be bigger and I am not going to have so much trouble (to understand),” he said.

Nevertheless, the school could take action by familiarizing the kids with this event even if it is just minor texts and minor ideas, so they go to third grade, with a background to what it is and the true meaning behind it.

“I think it’s better to learn it in second grade because you already know what going to happen, what you need to do, and how do you want to go,” said Quintero.