Class Meeting, November 6

Sunflower and Golden Forest Class Meeting
Tuesday, November 6, 6:30-8pm

Singing:  "O How Lovely is the Evening" and Lantern Songs

Compassionate Response Meditation (from Kim Payne).  During Kim's recent visit, he helped William refine and augment the meditation, and William is eager to share with our parents.

Success Stories on "Dialing it Down" (from Kim Payne).  In his lecture at WICA, again and again Kim described how simplifying the home and school life can help children, whether they tend to exhibit or attract bullying behavior, and even if they don't.  One parent, inspired by Kim (she also noticed both her children were showing lots of signs of stress and distress), the next day cancelled a play date for her middle school son (his request), warmed a blanket in the dryer in the morning, and after dropping off her middle school son at school, snuggled with her 3rd grade daughter in the back of their car and read a book to her (rather than sending her off to play on the playground right away).  This felt really good to the mom and the children.  

Dyanne and William have both consciously simplified the rhythm of their mornings to minimize transitions, and both see what a gift this has been for their classes.

In our meeting, we are looking for any success stories of ways families have simplified and uncluttered their lives.  We are not going to try to "out-simplify" each other.  We encourage you to listen and find inspiration rather than expectation (if you take your child to school on the back of your motorcycle, for example, it probably won't be so soothing to cuddle on the back of the motorcycle with a warm blanket and a book on a rainy day).

Lantern Walk and Advent Season and Advent Spiral.  Dyanne will guide us through the festival seasons of our Lantern Walk and Advent Spiral.

Holiday Workshop and other Parental Sharing and Planning.

Conclusion:  Reprise of Singing.