Scola Early Learning

This has nothing to do with what we’ve been learning about (well it kind of does). This absolutely deserves a mention for an amazing example of parents making the time to let their children do the nice things.

One of the boys at Scola and I spend loads of time gardening and building. Recently he’s been telling me about his Easter plans and the trip to Rottnest with his family. “We’ll go fishing” he always tells me and ALWAYS has a funny anecdote about what they catch (world record size whiting!)

Getting back from Easter break I was met with a little brown bag and a huge crayfish! “Garlic butter and on the barbecue Óran”. Right you are, you legend. What a recipe!

Even had a go at the legs (Rottnest Lollipops as he calls them).

Anyway, I thought it was a nice chance to share some amazing parenting (and not just because I reaped the rewards!). This boy and his family caught two lobsters, and he wanted to share one with me. They saved it and made the time and space for him to mind his gift for the day and share it himself when the time came. And how excited he was to hear about it the next morning! (Yes, it was shared!)

We talk about this idea of community building in early childhood and what a special example I’ll hold onto for the rest of my career.

You’ve got to read these (zoom in).

The end of the year (or start) is my favourite and least favourite part of the year. We get the excitement of the new families that we get to meet, but on the other hand it’s goodbye to some children we’ve known for as much as 5 years.

As one of my mums said this year: “We’ll be back. It’s like being told you have to say goodbye to family and can’t see them again. Ridiculous!”

We meet the most incredible strangers who become such important parts of our lives for 5 years and it is exactly what makes our job such a special one.
Josh, who wrote the first card, told me he’s nervous about starting pre-primary but excited to come back and tell us about it “because you’ll always be here Óran”.

This year we’re going to plan to actually have all of our alumni come in and tell us these stories, but for the meantime we’re excited to have them stop in and share the stories.

These cards are a special part of our journey (we’ve kept hundreds of them over the years), and I thought they’d be nice to share.

Wishing all of our family and friends a very Merry Christmas!

We’ve had an amazing year with each and every one of these little people and can’t wait for the excitement next year brings.