We start every morning together at Monteverde Friends School. Daily assemblies provide a rich 10 minutes to gather as a community (one of the core Quaker values of our school), celebrate birthdays, share announcements, then do some fun activity together. Not always yoga, but very often laughing.
This week we have enjoyed a sing-along song/story, learned about local bird calls, drawn names out of a hat then shared one thing we appreciate about that person, and of course, laughing yoga.
It’s no stretch of the imagination to see how laughter and movement are an ideal way to start a Wednesday morning. Children from 4 to 74 sharing in the sounds and belly-feeling of merriment, encouraging each other to express joy, and getting juices flowing to the body and brain.
We walked out to class, as we usually do, feeling like we’re in this beautiful school together. At Monteverde Friends School, learning doesn’t begin when the bell rings; it begins when we open ourselves to learning. Morning assembly, in all its creative iterations, accomplishes just that.
