First Day was Excellent! Other Important Info:

Thanks for sharing your littles with us! We had a great day with them today, learning about and practicing mindful breathing, mindful movement, rapport-building, how to do ninja rolls, how to do "monkey on a turtle" jiu-jitsu technique (in the older group), how to develop ninja awareness by noticing the environment (plants and seeds) and then doing arts and crafts with them. Our "Ninja Adventure" hike to Gnome Tree, with the Tire Swing was a surprisingly restful "in breath" once we arrived. Unstructured indoor and outdoor play, stories, and sensory activities supported nervous system regulation in important ways.

More details to come in the coming days. See below for important news items!!

RAIN GEAR

Please remember to send your child/children with rain gear! We had to make several trash bag rain coats today, which were cute, but the construction process slowed us down as a group.

SUNSCREEN

Please be sure your child/children have adequate sunscreen at the start of the day. If they are particularly fair-skinned, please send them with a labeled sunscreen tube and we can re-apply.

GOOGLE PHOTOS ALBUM

• We took some great photos today! Check 'em out: https://photos.app.goo.gl/D9Y7CWouz6DKRibb7

  
  

• If you choose to install Google Photos (which is optional) —I advise against "syncing with photos on your device" during setup, as it can be a hassle. Installing will allow you to make comments though, which we appreciate.

Ms. Annie & Jovina

• Please join us in welcoming Ms. Annie, who is joining us to facilitate week 1, along with her 12 year old daughter, Jovina, who is serving as a camp assistant. You'll see them in the pics.

  
  

• Annie has a Masters in Education, has experience as a public school kindergarten and pre-school teacher, and currently runs a Montessori pre-school in West Virginia where she lives.

  
  

• Annie runs Summer Camps in West Virginia each summer and also gives teacher-education workshops to aspiring teachers around the country. She is a long-time friend of Rebekah, and we are so grateful that she could come out to be with us to get Week 1 off to a great start!

Aloha,

Coach Gabe, with support from Ms. Rebekah, Ms. Annie, Jovina, and Admin Kellie