Growing pains
As I'm sure many of you have noticed if you've been coming to classes at Acrosports, there have been some growing pains involved in moving to the new locations. There are some pretty awesome bonuses, but there have also been some significant snags. But not to worry! Solutions are in the works.
One of the issues we've faced with the upstairs classroom is that it is a truly multi-purpose room, and also is the only way to access the single upstairs bathroom, which we didn't realize would be an issue until AFTER we'd moved classes. I have to move furniture and cover toys before each class, and move the furniture back and re-set the toys when each class is done, which is a significant task all in itself, and keeping the kids interested and focused when we've been in the large east gym has been another challenge.
I've really enjoyed the greater freedom having more space has meant to my classes, however, and the people I'm working with at Acrosports have all been so friendly and wonderful that it makes the snags seem like pinholes instead of full-on stocking runs. Having Sophie with me at work but not with me in all my classes has also been great. She feels more secure knowing I'm near, but I am able to focus on teaching at the same time.
So, with these good things in mind, I am working with Mrs. Amy (director of AcroKids Academy) to find a location within the gym complex that can be subdivided off from everything else and make truly my own space. To that end, we are looking at one corner of the preschool gym that is mostly ne
glected and relegated to "stuff storage" and over spring break, we are planning to repurpose the space to become the Kindermusik classroom. If any of you would like to volunteer to help set up and organize the classroom, please let me know!
This is the part that we're hoping to make into my classroom. We plan to add "walls" to separate this area from the rest of the gym, and I will probably rearrange the floor tiles to make a singing circle. Share your thoughts!
One of the issues we've faced with the upstairs classroom is that it is a truly multi-purpose room, and also is the only way to access the single upstairs bathroom, which we didn't realize would be an issue until AFTER we'd moved classes. I have to move furniture and cover toys before each class, and move the furniture back and re-set the toys when each class is done, which is a significant task all in itself, and keeping the kids interested and focused when we've been in the large east gym has been another challenge.
I've really enjoyed the greater freedom having more space has meant to my classes, however, and the people I'm working with at Acrosports have all been so friendly and wonderful that it makes the snags seem like pinholes instead of full-on stocking runs. Having Sophie with me at work but not with me in all my classes has also been great. She feels more secure knowing I'm near, but I am able to focus on teaching at the same time.
So, with these good things in mind, I am working with Mrs. Amy (director of AcroKids Academy) to find a location within the gym complex that can be subdivided off from everything else and make truly my own space. To that end, we are looking at one corner of the preschool gym that is mostly ne
glected and relegated to "stuff storage" and over spring break, we are planning to repurpose the space to become the Kindermusik classroom. If any of you would like to volunteer to help set up and organize the classroom, please let me know!This is the part that we're hoping to make into my classroom. We plan to add "walls" to separate this area from the rest of the gym, and I will probably rearrange the floor tiles to make a singing circle. Share your thoughts!
