Leilani had applications at her other preschools, but this is the first one with a long essay. It’s for Island School, on Kaua’i, for 2011 when we plan to be moving back. Of course, this is one that we the parents write, we can’t wait until she can write her own.
First application with a photo, too.
The application said: “Write a short essay that describes your child’s strengths, temperament, and his/her experiences in a group (such as playgroups, play dates, story times, church, etc.). Please include other information that you would like us to know. Have fun with this!”
We wrote:
Leilani is brave but very reasonable and cautious. For example, she is learning to skateboard with Andy, but when she saw teenagers skating across the road, she said–unprompted: “I think that is dangerous. When I am that big, I will always carry my skateboard across the street. Then the others will do that too.” Sonja teaches art in her classroom 3 hours/week, where she sees that Leilani likes to set a good example and can really show and motivate the other kids to do the right thing. We love dropping her off at preschool and seeing the other kids run to her, yell her name, and be so happy to see her. She loves her current school, which is why we want to keep her there for her last year of preschool. After that, she knows she has to change schools, and she is looking forward to moving back to Kaua’i.