The last newsletter of the year; hard to believe! Things that were so new to us back in September are now completely routine. The biggest change of the year has been the addition of the K-3 students, requiring additional teachers and scheduling changes not to mention three different Study Centers, pick up & drop off at multiple sites around the building, and extra lunch duties. As always, our excellent and growing staff managed all of this with great deftness. Having the littlest CVA-ers around has been as energizing as we expected, and we've also experienced the added benefit of having several different high schoolers help out with the K-1 and 2-3 classrooms.

Summertime always reminds me of the relationship between learning and schooling. Schooling, we hope, is a means to facilitate learning. During the summer, most students (and adults, too!) learn in ways other than schooling. It might include social learning, exploring a topic just out of pure curiosity, or reading for pleasure. Perhaps it means exploring the woods, going canoeing, or planting flowers. Whatever your choice of activities, I wish you a summer filled with learning and exploration! We'll look forward to continuing that journey when schooling resumes in September.

Have a great summer, everyone! I hope to see you at the school picnic on Wednesday!

Dave