The tree of hands
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 09:59PM 
the hand/butterfly tree
The children all said their goodbyes and Jordyn left yesterday right after the kids went to school. She's been teaching them art and there are pieces of her scattered everywhere throughout the house. In her final project she taught the kids how to make their own picture frames and printed pictures to put in them. There is a tree made of colorful painted hands in our reading room. Butterflies, tigers, homemade masks, play dough beads, and papermache bowls adorn our home.
When I went to pick the kids up at school they looked disappointed. "Where's Jordyn? She left? She's really gone?" I think they were all secretly hoping that her flight had gotten cancelled or she'd magically decided to stay. On the entire walk home we talked about her. The older girls were the most upset. Santosh exclaimed out of the blue, "Jordyn really taught us the best art ever!" Maya asked if she was coming back next year. I said I wasn't sure.
"But what if we go to Bardia again? She'll come to Bardia won't she?
It can be sad when our friends go but we really do remember them forever. Our thanks to Jordyn for everything she taught us.
Also I haven't mentioned here yet that I'm going to be attending the European Summit for Global Transformation in a few weeks in Rotterdam. The people who are organizing it are generously flying me out for a few days and it looks like it's going to be a really incredible event– merging of minds, ideas, and inspiration! I've heard they have a few spaces left, so if you're interested check it out!
Hope your week is going swell. We're just about to kick off our Wednesday morning here. I'm off to my cup of chai tea and 27* children. (more later) Bless!
xo Maggie
Reader Comments (8)
Love the wall tree! Just checked out the Euro Summit website and you're right on there. And the Huffington Post! MAG...COOL!
M
so adore that art project!! i just shared your blog and the art project idea with sky's 1st grade teacher. xo!
deb
That tree looks rad! Have a fab time at the summit! Be sure to check out the Awakening the Dreamer with the Pachamama Alliance, I'm doing the workshop in my town this weekend, so awesome! xoxo
I am in suspense--another new child??
me too, me too, who is the mystery child "27*" ???? and also "do u actually have a printer at KVCH now????
Wait, I got it... it's Arjuna, the reincarnation of Schroeder !! Therefore half human / half cat !! thus *... am I right???
LOVE that tree of hands and the butterflies on the wall! I am going to show Jaz's teachers that tree and see if they want to do a similar project!!! Is the Kopila Kitty #27 "child"!!?
I loved this post. It made me very proud of Jordyn's month of giving art to the kids and in continuing awe of all that Maggie is doing. I posted it to my Facebook page to continue to spread the word. I have become a devoted reader of this blog. Tom Wells