Indoor Fun in the ELC

We are in a new year filled with new adventures for the energetic, quickly growing ELC children! It has been an exciting start to the year as we have watched our littlest students walking, talking, and playing with friends.

During these winter months, there are days when the weather does not permit outdoor play. At those times, teachers need creative ways to ensure the children get the physical activity that is so important to everyone. Each classroom has safe, soft climbing equipment, tunnels to crawl through, and active games like bowling and hopscotch mats. While we love outdoor time for building strength and agility, we still encourage such play during inclement weather.

We will look forward to warmer weather in the coming months, and in the meantime, we have plenty of opportunity for movement and exercise!

Swimming for Wellness in the High School

We returned from the holidays excited to welcome new students. We had 9 students graduate last semester, which meant we had room to welcome new families and get them onboarded into our program.

We have started a few new programs this quarter including a swimming class for parents and tots ages 4 months to 4 years. (See Ivon, Mia, Brandon, and Emilio pictured at swim class above.) This is especially exciting because the swim school, Swimming Simply, was founded by one of our former Board Members, Angie Peluse. It is always incredible to see our community come full circle and continue to pour love into our students. Angie said, "You all have no idea how excited I am at the possibility of bringing together two of my favorite things: New Legacy Families and Swimming!" After our first group of students finish the first class, we will explore more classes and summer offerings for our students and their families. 

Another exciting step in our Wellness plans is the creation of our student-designed Wellness Station. We removed a wall of lockers to build a customized area for students to access Health & Wellness items. We will provide hot tea, mints, an ice maker, fidgets, meditation cards, and other items to help our students quickly access things to help them feel better when stressed or needing a lift. In addition to mindful activities and items, we will also have quick access to toiletries and other necessities students can take home as needed.