Sometimes change is hard but needs to happen for growth and happiness to take place. This sentence stands out so large for me with my current reflections on my daughter Raina’s amazing growth that happened after I switched her to a new school. She went to Talent Elementary from kindergarten through third grade. We had an amazing experience at the school but as Raina got older I felt like she had all these creative outlets that she needed to explore more during school hours. She needed more of the arts and creativity and I just did not see enough of it being offered to her at Talent Elementary. I also wanted her to go to Ashland High school and to give her a chance to find a new peer group before she started.
So I applied to John Muir School, which is a public magnet school focused more on hands on outdoor field trip, science and arts. It offers more programs than other schools, due to the fact that the parents and kids are involved in fundraisers throughout the year to help pay for these programs. It is a lottery system as far as who gets in and the school has about 150 students total from kinder through eighth grade. Also the school tries to keep siblings together. My daughter Raina was mad at me at first when I told her I wanted to switch schools, so I promised her she could go back to Talent Elementary if she did not like her new school, after she tried it for a year.
Well day two into fourth grade at JMS she looked at me and said “Mom I love it here and I love my new teacher.” She gave me a big hug. I was so happy. Raina is super musical and when she first started she only played the ukelele. By the end of fourth grade, she was playing four instruments total – ukelele, guitar, keyboard/piano and hand drums. She also joined an after school band with new friends from her school in a program separate from the school. She was offered many music classes during school hours. She also got to take an amazing karaoke american sign language class and came home so excited to show me what she learned. My daughter was so much happier, growing musically and loving her new programs. She loves her new school and I am so so happy for her!
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