mark james
IAP Collection, Curator
I own/run a day care center ( 200 kids, 35 teachers). When my older students turn 11... that is their last year with me (licensed up to age 12). As a gift/birthday present... They can pick a kit and blank!
These are the last 4 from this year.
A very mixed blend of students... One has 3 siblings - no beds to sleep on, they sleep on air mattresses every night (Great kids - all 4); another has been at my center since 6 weeks old (I changed her diapers, now she is taller than me!), both parents are in the medical field at the Cleveland Clinic network; the third is Autistic and bounced from center to center due to bullying... has been with me for 2 years and "my" kids have accepted him as "one of our own;" the final has a single mom who struggles to keep a job and put food on the table... this girl asked every day for when her pen would be done!. She is bright, energetic, engaged, and has absolutely nothing to support her... She is a great kid!
I gave the first pen out this AM (spring break week) and the student #4 carried it in her hand all day...
Folks... this was a good day for me!
These are the last 4 from this year.
A very mixed blend of students... One has 3 siblings - no beds to sleep on, they sleep on air mattresses every night (Great kids - all 4); another has been at my center since 6 weeks old (I changed her diapers, now she is taller than me!), both parents are in the medical field at the Cleveland Clinic network; the third is Autistic and bounced from center to center due to bullying... has been with me for 2 years and "my" kids have accepted him as "one of our own;" the final has a single mom who struggles to keep a job and put food on the table... this girl asked every day for when her pen would be done!. She is bright, energetic, engaged, and has absolutely nothing to support her... She is a great kid!
I gave the first pen out this AM (spring break week) and the student #4 carried it in her hand all day...
Folks... this was a good day for me!