A New Year Begins!

Each year as we begin to prepare for autumn and the arrival of the children for the first day of school, there is such excitement in the air! We are beginning a new journey together, putting our best foot forward, and preparing to celebrate the seasons together.

At Sunseeds, the seasons are what determine all of our activities: our circle games, our stories, and certainly our outdoor play. We even decorate our classroom according to the mood of the season. We bring nature indoors and place it on our nature table. We live by the seasons. 

There is a depth of wisdom in following the seasonal round. It helps us remember that Mother Nature has an innate rhythm. It helps us know that the starry world has a cosmic order. It helps us remember that the turning of the seasons is connected to everything that is. And so we learn that there is a higher Truth guiding our lives here on this beautiful Earth. Something real and substantial yet larger than we can fathom. 

This is one of the foundations of our curriculum, and it brings me great joy, as the Director and Lead Teacher at Sunseeds, to get to bring this beautiful wisdom into our days – outdoors  well as indoors.  

And so we prepare for autumn. For the turning of the leaves and the scurrying of the squirrels; for the falling of the acorn and the crispness in the air. As summer turns to fall, and mother nature prepares for winter and quieter, longer nights, so can we turn our attention inwards and begin to center ourselves, as we come into harmony with the seasonal round. 

In our higgledy-piggledy, sedentary, indoor,  a-rhythmic and adult-centered culture, it can become easy to forget which season it is. At Sunseeds, we strive to instill in every child that comes here a sense of joy at observing and experiencing every season. May this connection to nature be a balm and a guide for these dear children as they grow into adults.  And as they grow, it is our hope that these dear children will become caring and wise stewards of our Mother Earth.