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| Flower arranging is a peaceful work. |
For me it has been a very joyful beginning to atrium this year! We've had two wonderful new children to draw into our atrium and many lovely returning children to guide along the way. We are blessed to have Marilyn Wright joining us in the True Vine Atrium this year. Marilyn was one of my first
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd trainers and she is an accomplished Montessorian and catechist. Her deep understanding of the Catechesis and her gentle guiding spirit are making such a difference in our atrium this year and I find I am already learning so much working with her.
As we begin the new year, we've been creating opportunities for the children to become engaged in the
materials provided in the atrium. There are such riches in each work to be discovered. We present each material to the children, but often the deepest learnings are made by the children themselves while working on their own. It was a joy to see the children working peacefully with many different materials this week. I am so thankful for all three of our atria and for all of our beautiful materials made by Christ Church's catechists and parishioners!
I took a few pictures of our little group working on Sunday and thought I would share them with you here. We have made a beginning!
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| Many hands have set the model altar already this year. |
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| Deep concentration is needed to find the unfamiliar names of Israel on the pin maps. |
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Matching the cards describing the articles we find on
the altar is a work that seems to satisfy the children. |
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The Good Shepherd is a familiar friend to children
moving up from the Good Shepherd Atrium. |
