DLC Summer Time

Today was a great example of the sort of parent–child magic that is happening at the DLC this summer. The day started with Math Play with Melody… Where else can you find a mom the Masters in mathematics teaching little kids geometry while also having lots of fun?

Then came Children Just Like Me, led by a mom who has been taking a group of very lucky elementary school kids on journeys around the world, while sitting on carpet squares in the DLC. Today they were learning more about Korea, but not through books. A homeschooling mom and her daughter who spent last year in Korea visited to talk about their life there, what they ate, how they cooked, and what they did. The kids learned all about public baths, which the family’s two girls really enjoyed. They learned that kitchens in Korea are outside and very cold! And they got to see one of their homeschooled friends dressed up as a Korean Princess. Finally, another mom had made a delicious cucumber soup traditional to Korea. Everyone happily slurped it down, including the kid whose mom whispered, “I can’t believe he ate it––usually he won’t touch anything with onions in it!”

After that session was done, the smallest kids went out to play on the playground while a wave of bigger kids came to play math games with a dad who also happens to have a PhD in music.

All the while, the smallest children played with games on the floor, while the parents got intermittent chances to chat. If you haven’t had a chance to come by the DLC this summer, try to make some time soon. We are having a lot of fun!
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Posted by Suki 7/6/12