It seems appropriate that the preschool registration window in Owensboro/Daviess County coincides with the season of spring.
Just as those first tender sprouts of daffodils and hyacinth begin to peek out from sun-kissed soil, after their bulbs had been gently nestled in the nurturing earth before winter’s first frost, so too do our young children prepare to take their first steps along the path of lifelong learning.
Whether those early years were spent under the protection and guidance of a loving parent or a dedicated caregiver, now it is time for the little seeds to take root and bloom in the garden of a classroom.
Preschool offers so many opportunities for our children and grandchildren to grow. They will thrive in an environment that encourages curiosity, learning skills and knowledge that will continue to develop right along with the child.
Sharing.
Taking turns.
Listening while others speak.
Following directions.
Trying new foods.
Making new friends.
Asking questions.
Letters and numbers and colors and shapes.
Coloring inside the lines.
Coloring outside the lines (that’s okay).
Recognizing that everyone is the same, and everyone is different, and both of these things are okay too.
The season of preschool – just like spring – passes oh so quickly.
Take time to embrace the beauty of this season.
Just as the pink and white dogwoods and the golden forsythia soon turn to green as the seasons change, so too will each little preschooler soon graduate to kindergarten, then first grade and then middle school and then high school and then college and then they are grown and gone.
But it all starts with that tender little seed, lovingly nurtured.
May every beautiful flower in every classroom blossom and grow.
