Ninth Street Schoolhouse!

I'm just overjoyed about Bruno's new school. His last school was so sweet and gentle and wonderful... we all loved it so much. But it was time to move on and after many heart-stopping adventures in paranoia and intrigue (putting ourselves on waitlists with insurmountably impossible waits, following leads that went nowhere, imagining a terrifying future with no childcare to be found, anywhere...) we found this new school that Caitlin was starting just up the street from our house. OK, OK, it's like a half-hour walk, but that equals a 10 minute bike ride and 5 minute drive! Anyway, even leading up to the start date of this amazing new school I was having loads of anxiety. She was allowing him to start even though he was 4.5 (the school is for ages 5-7). I was worrying that it was going to be too school-y for him, too learn-y (which I'm don't really care too much about), and too long of a day (it's a real 9-3 school day). Well, I'm so glad I rode that wave of neurosis until it crested and subsided and I stuck with it because this school, although we're only one week in, is like a dream come true. They go outdoors in all weather, lots of outdoor time every single day. They tend this huge community garden across the street. They prepare their own snack and lunch at school every day! You don't have to send a lunch! Can I hear a hallelujah! They are planning on going out on all sorts of adventures... there's a creek down the street, meet neighbors, go on field trips relating to what the kids are interested in. They're making an adventure playground! They make a newspaper every Friday about what they did all week! Oh yes, and the best part is... Bruno loves it. Whew. Wouldn't be much good for us if I loved it but he never wanted to go. You will be hearing more about this school. I plan to pitch in as much as possible. And there are three more spots still available! Though I'm thinking of enrolling myself, so there may only be two....