As mentioned in prior posts, Oliver was in preschool this year for a few months at the beginning of the year. Now he is back at an outdoor preschool for three mornings a week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Griffin and Maggie, however, have been in full distance-learning since last March. They’re used to it now, but it has been a major blow. A normal day in their Montessori school would involve 6-7 hours of constant interaction. Working with classmates, moving around the classroom, attending mini-lessons from the teacher, playing at recess, lunch, the school bus, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now they’ve got Zoom meetings, independent work, and an occasional minecraft game with their friends. I’m not knocking the school; they’re doing a great job. But the social gulf between this year and last is enormous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is with joy, therefore, that we dove into a program at their school where individual classes come to campus once-a-week for a few hours of all-outdoor social time. Maggie had her first day yesterday and Griffin went in this morning. (We only have a picture of Griffin at this point.) Hopefully this is the first step on the long road to normalcy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As mentioned in prior posts, Oliver was in preschool this year for a few months at the beginning of the year. Now he is back at an outdoor preschool for three mornings a week. Griffin and Maggie, however, have been in full distance-learning since last March. They’re used to it now, but it has been … Continue reading A Bit of Hope<\/span> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stoccoroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG-0342.jpg?resize=474%2C356&ssl=1\")