At last Friday’s morning assembly, Almond’s very own ball pit came to life.  Here’s a video capturing this event.

This concept was inspired by the creative agency SoulPancake.  It aims to open our minds through chewing on life’s big questions.  In this video, a ball pit for grown ups is constructed in a busy city square with the goal of making a space where adults can “take a seat and make a new friend.”  As a staff we are dedicating regular time to deepening our relationships so that we are a strong unit that works in service of your children.

We want to extend this intentional work of creating community to our students and parents through a ball pit of our very own.  We are working through a few final design modifications and will be opening it before and after school to create opportunities for friendship.  Each classroom has been given the challenge to contribute it’s very own question/prompt.  Here’s an example of one, “What do you look forward to the most when you wake up each day?”

I’d like to offer deep gratitude to the parent who built our ball pit, the teacher who saw that this could be a reality, the teachers who supported documenting this event, our YMCA for jumping in the day before and morning of to take care of last minute tasks, and the students who demonstrated remarkable courage and commitment in participating in the ball pit unveiling event.  It is a true pleasure to be part of this C-0-M-M-U-N-I-T-Y!

Parents, please join us every Friday at 8:30am for these assemblies.  It is a wonderful opportunity for us to come together as a community.