The performing arts play a special role at IDS.  Just as each grade works in the theater to communicate a story, Fifth Graders performed an ambitious production about the ancient Greek gods.  These children applied their knowledge and understanding of this civilization from the classroom to the stage in a drama where the ancients use modern technology. Hermes need not deliver messages because the gods use cell phones and social media. The Muses inspire mortals, but they have no real talent to display when asked.  Along with music, dancing, and a few sight gags, the students brought their characters to life and learned a number of important life-skills in the process.  Gaining confidence to speak in front of people, collaborating with adults and peers to express a story, and working as a team, the Fifth Grade thoroughly enjoyed producing this comedy for the school community.