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Pomp and Circumstance, preschool style

By Beth Nitzberg

Rounding out May’s spate of campus graduation ceremonies was an outdoor event May 20 at the Harold E. Jones Child Study Center’s University Preschool — honoring nearly two dozen giggling, squirming four- and five-year-olds.

5 years olds in flower masks

University Preschool grads serenade their fans.

Wearing handmade flower hats, the graduating class serenaded parents, siblings and teachers with a rousing rendition of “You Are My Sunshine.”

After joining their families in the audience, the young grads were called back, one by one, to receive graduation gifts, a scroll signed by classmates, a flower and a hug from Teacher.

University Preschool provides full-day developmental childcare for UC Berkeley staff and faculty families, and is home to a variety of research projects administered by the Institute of Human Development.