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| Selle Valley Carden School (SVCS) founder Stacy Rief and SVCS middle school teacher Jeanne Warwick. |
A few days ago, a pretty new blue building appeared on the grounds of the Selle Valley Carden School.
Yesterday, while driving home, I saw people outside the building so I stopped to learn its purpose.
Stacy Rief and Jeanne Warwick, who were standing inside visiting with another neighbor, came to the door and informed me that this would be the classroom for the SVCS first-ever group of middle school students.
Jeanne, a Wisconsin native who most recently taught at Northside Elementary, will be teaching the inaugural class of more than a dozen students.
As one who has followed the history of what was once Selle Valley Bright Beginnings, catering to pre-school and kindergarten students, I had a hard time containing my excitement over the amazing and impressive progress this adorable little school in our neighborhood has made in the past 15 years.
It's a country school which combines the strict Carden academic philosophy with an endless array of experiential opportunities. I think it's downright wonderful that Stacy's students can now extend their unique learning experience two more grades.
Parents, mentors and the vision of Stacy and her dedicated staff have made this all possible.
As in the past years with this little red rural school house and its accompanying buildings, it will be a joy for those of us in this neighborhood to see these kids having the time of their lives while preparing for their future.
Good luck, Stacy and Jeanne. Maybe even the addition of a high school one of these days???
In other news, I just ran inside to report to Bill that raindrops were falling. They lasted just that amount of time.
I'm doing my blog post this morning in the travel trailer right next to the house (because my desktop computer is in the shop again). And, so, you can imagine the downpour we received during those 30 steps to the front door.
Last night, when Bill and I were outside, we each felt a couple of drops fall on our head. Twas a "blink-of-the-eye" type of storm.
And, so we wonder how long it's gonna be before some real moisture once again falls from the sky.
At least, it's cool this morning.
On this July 20, I watched the drones taking pictures of the rocket as Jeff Bezos and his crew flew to space and back in about 11 minutes.
I'm glad they did so safely. While watching, I thought how quaint this sight may be to viewers 20 years from now and how "so yesterday" it may seem.
It was kinda neat to see so much informality in dress and in conversation with this amazing feat.
"It's dark up here," the lady astronaut said.
This morning I'm also thinking about another bit of progress announced yesterday---an actual date when we can go to Canada.
Exciting but also a sense of frustration, thinking about how and where to get a Covid test within 72 hours of Aug. 9. Will this thought of waiting in line or paying a price discourage those of us who have waited so long for this opportunity?
Maybe we'll learn more, but I can't help but think that it could be a major headache for those who want tests so they can cross the border and those who have to meet the demand.
I'm welcoming all wisdom from somebody in the know on this matter cuz I really want to go to Canada on Aug. 9.
It's been kinda fun sitting here in the trailer with my laptop enjoying the deck view while typing away. The array of flowers adds a nice touch to this routine.
I just noticed that the sun has broken through the cloud cover which has hung around all morning.
That's about all for today.
Happy Tuesday.
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Lovely article
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