Growing Into the Right Moment
Lesley Romanoff Lesley Romanoff

Growing Into the Right Moment

Readiness isn’t a date on a calendar. For some children, an extra year of play, belonging, and time outdoors provides the steady ground they need before taking their next step—growing confidence, joy, and a lasting love of learning.

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A Year to Settle In
Lesley Romanoff Lesley Romanoff

A Year to Settle In

School readiness develops over time. Nature tells us that growth is measured in seasons. It isn’t rushed. It is achieved.

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Belonging: How We Shape Our Day
Lesley Romanoff Lesley Romanoff

Belonging: How We Shape Our Day

Every part of the day is an invitation to notice, connect, and belong with the children and with each other. Through playful exploration, group gatherings, and quiet transitions, children are learning to trust themselves, each other, and the world around them. Moment by moment.

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We Call This “The Outside In”
Lesley Romanoff Lesley Romanoff

We Call This “The Outside In”

We let the outdoors open our imaginations and we let the indoors hold our reflections.

It is a small rhythm, but a powerful one.

We begin outside.
We carry the world in with us.
And everything inside becomes just a little bit more alive.

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A Blank Slate
Lesley Romanoff Lesley Romanoff

A Blank Slate

I felt a return of the hopefulness. The frustrations, the tangles of to-do lists, the navigating of relationships between builder, architect, and our own school community all melted away. Our building, not just the physical structure, but our intentions had been seen.

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