Learning Ridge

If you think that this bright little girl is in trouble - well, think again! In the spirit of togetherness and celebrating an “off” learning week with - we decided to have the kids just strike the iron while it’s hot, or in more kid friendly terms, have WATER DAY! This has been a compelling year and has tested our combined emotional capacity to handle stress and adversity while helping children make the most of this surreal situation. At the end of each day - the only way we want them to go is to have them wear a sweet smile on their face and cherish a new set of memories with lifelong friends. I’m always fond of how resilient these little kiddos are but most of these kids just want to feel connected to one another - that’s it. So happy this week is over, and I’m also so happy to have had an opportunity to see these familiar faces again!

At we’ve spend the better part of the last decade helping individual students with their learning goals. When the pandemic hit last year, we were shut in and unable to work with children for the better part of spring. As soon as we were able to come up with a way to reach out to families to help them transition to learning - we created one of the best learning pod experiences where kids were not just learning - but being kids again. Each day I’m able to see these wonderful children is a day where my heart floats. We’ve seen them hate school and then love school. We’ve seen them talk to no one and then make friends with everyone. We’ve seen them at their very best and also - have helped them recover from one of the worst periods of isolation ever in this century. We’ve seen them share their hopes, fears and dreams with us and we just cheer them on. To those families that have sent their child or children to our we have come such a long way. I’m so proud of each of your children and everyday they are with us is our special day. Thank you!!

When families share the love of reading, the children share the love back!! Thank you to our amazing community of highly engaged families!!