Kindergarten students leave cohabitation
Next week, the older kindergarten students leave as guests! How eager they are to spend a night out with their friends.
Some parents, you wonder the because we do them or what need is there for them to go outside being so young...?
Close your eyes and for a moment put yourself in your child's shoes. WHAT DID YOU HEARD? Nerves? Excitement? Illusion? Afraid? Insecurity?… Close your eyes again and think about the rest of your classmates and the teachers… WHAT DID YOU FEEL THIS TIME? Joy? Has a smile slipped away?... Going with guests for your children, it is quite a challenge because many emotions are at stake.
Nerves, insecurity, fear... are completely normal feelings as it is a new experience. They are well aware that they will have to do things for themselves and be responsible. All this will help them to foster their personal autonomy.
Discovering what it's like to go with a guest will give them the security to be able to leave more often, but for now everything is unknown and from here arise the questions that are often asked, like: what if I can't sleep? What if I wake up? What if I'm afraid? They are challenges, fears, that they will overcome since being in a different environment, with colleagues who feel the same, will help them in their personal growth.
Getting out of the routine, from the day to day of the classroom, finding ourselves in a natural environment and being in contact with it, promotes the innate curiosity of children.
They learn new things, maintaining an attitude of respect for the environment and nature. Being in contact with her gives us a feeling of freedom, of taking risks... and all this with good support behind her, who are her colleagues, tutors and monitors. It's amazing how these feelings lead to great group cohesion.
Going as a guest is opening windows to other possibilities, to another type of learning, to be more responsible and take wings to fly!
"Let the children believe in themselves and think that the sky is the limit"
