Imagine the world from the eyes of a child. We all can. It is the reason we make the decisions we do. Without the children we can't learn as profoundly as we need to and so I honour the children for their presence and utter authenticity.
I have been blessed to work with your children these past three years at the school. Their lives unfolding; me shaping theirs and theirs shaping mine. Some incredible magic has happened and some incredible difficulty has passed but the delight to work with and be beside these little beings is so joyful. It's like sharing the energy of life forces much like eating the fresh sprouts which have just grown...
And
so, the puppetry I want to pursue through healing stories is inspired
by the work I have done in the Kindergarten. That, and an influence of
the puppetry and theatre work I have done previously is a thread to the
source of where I now feel the energy of my life forces. I look forward
to sharing these.
I want to wish everyone a great summer; free and light, spontaneous and
creative. And a heartfelt thank you to everyone for holding the school
and the children they way we all do.
Here is a story to illuminate the way! [See next page]
Blessings on your way,
Karin,
and Linda and Jenna.
What is your favourite lunch you've had in Kindergarten?
Jackson: Bread and butter.
Callaghan: Yes, bread.
Adelaide: Cake made with the flour we ground ourselves.
Malcolm, Nash, Yari, Jackson: Pizza!
What would you like to tell people about your Kindergarten?
Callaghan: There's no fighting, no Star Wars.
Adelaide: We're not allowed to talk about movies.
Karin (teacher): Maybe you could say that the colours
are really gentle, and that we can stack the tables.
Yari: Tumbley Man lives here.
Jackson: Everyone's happy - except when somebody gets
hurt.
Nash: It's unique. It's all made out of wood. It's great.
We can go to the forest. And I like playing with my friend Trevor.
Yari: There's a climbing tree.
Callaghan: There are no fighting games in the school.
There's a swing set that me and Nash always play on.
Adelaide: And everybody else.
Callaghan: We get to play outside a lot.
What is your favourite part of Kindergarten?
Jyselle: Climbing trees.
Jackson: Going to the forest. Playing inside.
Yari: Doing circle time inside. We do more songs inside.
Malcolm: When we have my favourite bread here.
Nash: Going on swings, fooling around with Callaghan,
climbing the tree, going to the forest, doing lots of things. And, oh
yes, the best part is all my friends and teachers.