Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Pre-School Graduation??

Lillian recently "graduated" from Pre-School -- and it was quite the production. Of course, this wasn't done when my boys were this age...Pre-School was an optional thing way back then...and nobody would have considered an actual "Graduation Ceremony"...

But, I get it. That was then...and this is now...
Lilly was delighted to see her teacher...
All the kids lined up in the hallway...Lilly is the third little girl...LOVING her cap and gown...
As every child walked across the stage, they received an "award".  Lillan received the "Artistic" Award...
Lillian did this "selfie". When we were eating supper, she said she had to save up room for the cookies and Kool Aid...
In between all the Cookie eating and Kool Aid drinking -- she played with the other kids, especially her friend Jayda...
Here's the thing that struck me about this Pre-School ceremony. Every single kid got a very specific award. And I have no idea how they did it. There were a LOT OF KIDS...and I don't remember all of them...but here's a sampling...

Artistic Award, Creative Award, Biggest Smile, Best attitude, Most Helpful, The Friend to Everybody, Good Listener, Pays Attention Award, Gives-Wonderful-Hugs, Always-Tries-Hard, Kindness Award...well-- you get the drift, I'm sure.

And isn't that a wonderful way to start your school journey?? Every single child walked on to the stage, in an important blue robe, with a supportive audience clapping for them, and they got a handshake (or a hug) from their teacher who presented him/her with an award selected just for them....that celebrated something they specifically did RIGHT...

Maybe this is the way it works at all Pre-Schools nowadays.  I wish it was the way life  worked...Good job, ya'll...

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