This little girl cried for her mama for such a long time at the gates of a public kindergarten/primary school in Playa del Carmen. Over my thirty years of teaching, how many times have I heard this same September cry from Kindergarten students! To make matters worse, a few minutes later a little boy arrived and also clung to the bars as his mom turned and walked away. His mom and I shared a knowing smile of his love for her and how her son would settle down in a while.
How universal sand is! The diggers, the explorers, the searchers of gold! I hope Clarksdale children in Ontario, Canada are enjoying their sand pit as I post this blog! Here´s to you, Shelley, a true believer in Kindergarten sand and water tables.
A slightly, more confident Mexican student walks to his Kindergarten door. Is that a Curious George backpack? Cute uniform, eh?
A little girl joins the boys at the sand hill! Thank goodness the bell has not rung yet!
Here is the primary school, behind a small police station. Can you see the horse in the lower right hand side of the photo? Marie, you get the close ups of the horse in your email!
1 comment:
Children are children, no matter in Mexico or Canada.
First day fears and excitements are the same.
I love the uniforms on the little ones and the colours on the fence posts and the walls.
But not enough to entice me to go back to school!
m
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