Hello Families,
As we near the start of the last unit of inquiry of the "school" year I am reminded how fast time seems to move for me. I wanted to reflect on how I perceive time and in doing, came upon this:
"We usually think of time as a river, a river like the Nile, with strong, swift current bearing us further and further away from what we have been and toward the time when we will be not at all... But perhaps we should think of time as a deep, still pool rather than a fast-flowing river... Instead of looking back at time, we could look down into it... and now again different features of the past --different sights and sounds and voices and dreams--would rise to the surface: rise and subside, and the deep pool would hold them all, so that nothing was lost and nothing ever went away." -Meghan O'Rourke
This led me to think about how the children help us stay present in a place where time almost fails to exist when we gaze at them in awe as they learn and inquire into the world at their disposal. I hope this next unit which begins next week brings us all opportunities for connection to one another and to our immediate environment. The title of the next unit is Plants in our Midst and the concepts that frame our study are connection, responsibility and function. We welcome your thoughts and, as always, your stories about how the unit is supporting you and your children to act with care in the world.
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