Recently all Futuro Verde teachers gathered to brainstorm and collectively ponder the changes that have happened at Futuro Verde during the past four school years and to begin to plan for the changes to come in our future as an IB* world school. The great majority of Futuro Verde families and staff members have welcomed the quantity of change our school community has experienced in the past years, however it is a valuable exercise to continue to reflect on our ability to accept and assimilate change positively.
Change is a constant in life. Remember- although we cannot always control whether a change happens or not, we can control the way we receive and process change. The decision to see change as a positive is a choice. For example, as we strive to receive change positively, we can appreciate the positive attributes of new members to our school staff or student body. We can also look at curricular changes as positive opportunities for our children to learn new information or in a new and more innovative way. And, of course, it is hard not to see infrastructure changes and improvements at Futuro Verde as always positive!
I challenge and implore you to continue to lean in to the changes at Futuro Verde and to find the many positive benefits of each new change as it comes. As you support your children, remember that the journey of effectively accepting and processing change is an important part of every child’s social-emotional development. Effective parents have meaningful conversations with their children, explore their emotions as they process change and model and support seeing the positive in the changes that come into our lives.
Thank you for engaging in regular and meaningful conversation with your children. If you need any support, or identify special needs for your child, please remember to contact the Futuro Verde support team and we will be happy to coordinate adequate additional support as needed for your family.
*Centro Educativo Futuro Verde is a candidate school* for the Diploma Programme. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy- a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that Centro Educativo Futuro Verde believes is important for our students.
Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted.
For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit http://www.ibo.org