| Dear TAF, |
Yahoooo!... OMG! Did we think of everything?... Will there be any surprises?... Whew! I'm going to pass out right now... Unbelievable!
That is the emotional roller coaster I was on Monday morning when our first cohort of TAF Academy students arrived for their first day of school. All of a sudden, three years of research, designing, scrapping, starting over, training, interviewing, traveling and a ton of reading all paid off.
I thought I'd take you through the day from my own experience. You can also look at the pictures online.
While the teachers were putting final touches on their classrooms, most of the TAF staff was on hand at the campus entrance to greet students and hand them their final class schedule. Some parents were a bit anxious, but for the most part they were cool.
Shortly after everyone got settled in their homeroom classes it was time for the all school assembly. I know that at 130 students, the school isn't that big, but saying "all school" sounds really cool to me right now!
At the assembly students were treated to a very creative skit performed by the faculty and staff that covered the dress code and cell phone and iPod usage in school. They were also treated to a video (featuring the TAF Academy and TAF staff) with the Mission: Impossible theme song to give each class their first school culture assignment:
- 6th grade will design the school sweatshirts and mascot
- 7th grade will design the a campus friendly map
- 9th grade will lead the school in developing the school culture and publish the results in a book
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