Children's Garden Spring Festival: 
As days grow longer and the breeze softens, we patiently wait and hope. The ground softens, the ditches gurgle with rains, and buds swell on the twig. New life erupts from the earth, helped (children will tell you) by gnomes, worms, and ants. Stories of Father Sun, Sister Rain, Brother Wind and Mother Earth are just right for the Children’s Garden. These archetypal representations of nature forces sustain a child’s sense of wonder and inquiry, creating an understanding of the seasons that will flourish and develop with the child. Wonder is the seed of wisdom.

We will celebrate the season with our annual Spring Festival, much the same way we fashioned the Autumn Festival. The day of the short-morning festival is Wednesday, April 9. After hearing a story from their teacher, children take turns receiving a seed from Mother Earth, light and warmth from Father Sun, water from Sister Rain, and nourishing breezes from Brother Wind. It is a quiet event, a chance for reflection and reverence amidst the ebullience of the season. The times each class will be sent to parents directly from their class teacher. 

The 6 CG classes will each go at times tbd.