"Nobody should have to look at that"
"Nobody should have to look at that," one of our little ones huffed as she stomped down the path at dismissal. She pointed with her chin, while averting her eyes, towards the carefree child who was in front of her with backpack unzipped and gaping, contents hanging out like so much flotsam and jetsam.
"That is not the teahouse, that is a flower house"
This is what one of the older boys said to me as he stood on the seesaw, surfing, rocking back and forth. He was watching a group of older girls work through the open window of what was, as of this morning, the Children’s Teahouse.
Transforming the Environment
Adventures spring from the environment we shape and craft. This holds true for our nursery school program and for our Summer programs.
The House. Who Actually Lives There?
The watching and waiting is sometimes hard, because I am always thinking about how to "make things better." This characteristic is very important when imagining and shaping the space and materials before the children come in, but once the children are there and engaged in the environment we have carefully crafted, I have to actively remind myself that I do not hold all of the answers. I only hold my answers.