Co-op

We have just finished coop session # 4. This session I got to take a break from planning and facilitating, it really was great going without having to prepare in advance :) Elias enjoyed learning bango, donkey, marbles, telephone, and lots of other neat activities in his session on Games. Many of these have been added to the family repertoire. Water experiments which was very hands on, testing hypothsis, and working to find the results, was also a big hit. Ben enjoyed exploring one of his favorite topics; bugs, in his first session. He learned about their anatomy, drank juice through their probiscus straws, ate celery with pinchers, 'flew' bugs through webs, and went on a bug finding excursion. Simple Machines; wheels, gears, pulleys, was also a real interest for Ben. He got to use his body to figure out how the physics of simple machines work. Aria is soooo looking forward to starting coop. The beginning age is 4, she really wants to join all the other kids, try classes, share what she learned at the end.
There is no doubt the kids loved their topics, have become extremely comfortable participating, know very well the kids in the group. Along with the topics the kids (and adults) are learning personal problem solving skills, what we do and don't want our community support to look like, expectations and boundaries. I am thankful that I have teachers for my children who are able to lovingly guide my children, expecting great things from them, not in topics but in life.