Coveda

Today we visited Coveda.  Coveda is a little alternative school that was started by Jaspreet, the woman who owns the house we are staying in.  It is just a few blocks away (in one of the very nice areas of our sector), and is just about the most beautiful school I have ever seen.  It is a bit hard to describe-- a very open little structure; about 5 "class rooms" all circling around a courtyard with trees and pottery wheels and cushions here and there.  The outdoor space and indoor space kind of are one in the same, with some rooms  quite intentionally and beautifully designed to only have 2 or 3 walls (this will be nice when the warm weather arrives...).
In any case, it a lovely little school that is obviously run by people who are passionate about it and care deeply for the children who attend.  It wasn't actually in session today, however, (all schools in the area have been closed due to the cold since there is no indoor heating), but we met with some of the teachers and sat and talked for a long time with Jaspreet.  It is not exactly a preschool;  there are no children under 4, and the kids go up to age 14.....  so we are trying to figure out how little Violet, who is not yet 2 would fit in.  Jaspreet seemed enthusiastic for us to come though and just use the school as a place to be.  Violet and I can drop by when we feel up to it, and she can run around and watch the other kids as they go about their activities.  They do weaving, artwork, spend time in the "library room", put on puppet shows, have some sort of math routine every day as well as language studies....
We'll see.

In the meantime, Violet has caught a cold, so we are taking it easy.  Today was sunny, and it really was lovely here.  We spent a lot of time in our sun room while Tyler was at class.  Violet has these little plastic animals that she loves to line up in a "parade" on the tile floor, but gets frustrated when the giraffe falls over (he's a bit wobbly).  More luck tomorrow, maybe.  We are all quite tired tonight.