Zoë had her first day of school yesterday (this is a picture of her walking into the entrance). She was there for 3 hours and was sleeping soundly when I arrived to pick her up. We got a full report about her day later on…
Zoë had a great morning – and a stellar first day. She got a little sad at times but was comforted by holding, or by distracting. There wasn’t ever a time when she cried for a long time, or because distraught. It was more like low grade complaining. But most of the time, she was happy and exploring work both inside and outside. She really likes being outside and is very curious and interested in all her classmates.
Low grade complaining. Ha! Sounds like her parents. She slept all the way home. She was so happy to see Grandma and Grandpa waiting for her at home that she work up and played for quite a while before settling into a long nap. Ray and I celebrated the successful day with an amazing dinner at Cafe Catagna. Zoë opted for dinner with the grandparents and a bath.
Her new school is All Roads, a lovely little infant/toddler Montessori classroom (they have some pictures up on Flickr, but Z isn’t in them yet).
Because we know that children under three years of age are in what Montessori referred to as a sensitive period for movement, language, and order, our environment is prepared to meet these developmental needs of the young child. We know that the youngest child is a tactile learner, an active learner, and as Montessori educators, we prepare ourselves as well as the environment for the special task of assisting the child in their self construction. Children are a product of what they find in their environment – and so we prepare our environment with the highest quality materials.
She already seems to adore her teachers and has a number of little friends that greet her each morning.
