Study Reflection 3 May 7th, 2016 Shannon Terrace

What I feel
Excitement, satisfaction, cohesiveness, community, fun
 
What I saw
Community of plants and animals
A community of children
Comforts increasing in exploring and with the “routine” of the program
For older children a desire to take more initiative or ownership or have choice in their explorations and take the lead
Children starting to become a flock, a herd or a pack -leading and following
For myself: Wanting to stick to the planned program, keep on schedule. Adult world.
Children living more from moment to moment, feeling to feeling, experience to experience (assumption).  How to blend these worlds? Have the experience work for both adult and child? How to learn from eachother?
 
Ground Squirrel Town
Heads popping up
Children leaning in
Cautious curiosity quickly turning into play and boundary testing
Boundary testing…always creating immediate friends and allies
How close, how fast and how many?  
Boundaries between our above ground human world swirling and mixing with
Ground squirrel town
Mysterious homes below
Maybe, subtly and gently
Becoming part of our homes, ourselves
Temporarily 
Maybe more
 
What I think
A group of families is starting to become a community of families
 
What I Wonder: 

1. What would have happened during the program if we had just followed the lead of the children down a path of their choosing? Maybe chaos, maybe more Band-Aids, maybe more discovery, surprises and understanding.
2. When does a group of families become a community of families? What elements can support a community of families developing? Is it just time spent together? I think it is more than that. Shared experiences, care for the whole group and group experience….the setting. Are natural settings key? Nature as partner in shaping community…

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