BEHIND THE QUICK SKETCH

   Once upon a time, a famous artist was  asked by a prince to draw his favorite pet, a beautiful dog. The prince left the dog with the artist, and the artist told the prince to return in a week.

   When the prince returned after a week, the artist requested for a two-week postponement.

   The two-week delay stretched into two months-and then a year.

   The prince missed his dog, so one day he stormed into the artist's studio demanding both his pet and his painting. The artist turned to his workshop table, picked up a brush and a large sheet of paper, Within moments he had effortlessly painted an exact likeness of the lovely dog.

   "Why did you keep me waiting for a year if you could have done the painting in such a short time?"

   "You don't understand," the artist replied. Then he escorted the prince into a room where the walls were covered with paintings of the same dog. None of them, however, matched the grace and beauty of the final rendering.

   Excellence doesn't come easy.

   It never does. 


                         - jo adriatico
                           march 2012

LIFE.... and GOING TO SCHOOL

    Little Chick is heading to school. Mother Hen immediately busied herself preparing for a full day ahead. The knock on the door was a surprise and a disruption to her morning rhythm. She flew to the door, jerked it open, only to find herself looking at Little Chick.

      "What are you doing here?" She demanded.

      "I've quit school," He boldly announced.

     "Quit school?" She repeated in disbelief.

      Swallowing once, she tried to remember some motherly psychology. But all that came to mind was "A stitch in time saves nine" and "Starve a fever, feed a cold," or something like that. So she questioned, "Why have you quit school?"

     Without hesitation he proclaimed, "It's too long; it's too hard and its too boring." 

     "Son," Mother Hen instantly retorted, " you have just described LIFE. Go back to school!"   


                            -jo adriatico
                             march 2012

thoughts about kids

OUR 'ANGRY BIRDS' THEME CHRISTMAS PARTY

LEARNING THROUGH PLAY

Most of our lessons are presented like play, with real life models as visual aids.....

Learning about the places in the community in Language