Inspired

You see it on the calendar – school closed and you are either stoked to take a mini family vacation or are fretting about childcare for that day. If you are one of the ones who was fretting about child care I’m here to say I was right there with you. However, I’m also here to say that on the other side of all that hassle was something wonderful, something so fulfilling, and the best part is your children are going to get to experience it this year.

Kelly and I spent the weekend in Estes, soaking up all that we could at a Montessori Conference. We listened to seasoned teachers with 40 or more years of experience share their stories. We shared stories with fellow teachers in the trenches about what is working, what isn’t working, and brainstormed ideas on how to make things better – better for us as teachers, better for the children we serve, and better for the parents. We feverishly took notes on neurological studies that support Montessori education, on how to make tortilla soup with the children in a way that is acceptable in the eyes of the Health Department, and why it is so extremely important for children to be in contact with nature every single day. We came back with some new materials, new friends, and new ideas on things we thought we knew.

So thank you for supporting us in learning more about how to do everything we do even better. We are most certainly inspired.