Update on Magnolia Blossom!

Hello Magnolia Montessori Families and community!

We want to start out by saying that we miss each and everyone of you dearly. We would also like to acknowledge you for your ability and efforts, to adapt and take on the educational role as we have been separated during these difficult times. We know how hard it is for both children and adults to make such drastic changes in their lives and we endlessly appreciate your support as we go forward on this journey together. 

We hope you are finding the resources and updates helpful and it brings much needed joy to our hearts when we receive updates from your families, please continue to share with us how your family is practicing life skills, creativity, giving back to the community, play and family time at home. 

We want to remind you that play is the MOST important way to learn and that you have everything you need to continue your children's education at home! Use this time to strengthen your family’s relationships with each other. This is a team effort and is a great opportunity to get everyone working together to prioritize the communication, cooperation and caring environment you have always wished you had time to create within your home.

It is once again time for us to update you on our growth into Magnolia Blossom Montessori's expansion project and we hope it can bring some insight into the bright future we see ahead of us! 

Although we have been away (too far away), from the most valuable part of our work as Montessori guides, your curious and encouraging children, we have not wasted a moment of our time in the process. Below are the things we have accomplished since we have been gone.

• We are wrapping up our lease negotiation with the 950 S. Third street location. We are moving forward with this location at a fast pace and are finishing up construction details as well. This facility is in the community of SoBro and we look forward to joining the neighborhood association in our partnership.
  

• We are excited to announce that we are surpassing our enrollment goals! We can not wait to welcome back the returning families that join the Magnolia family community once again and to introduce the families who will be joining for their very first time in the 2020/2021 school year. We thank you in advance for your support in making everyone feel welcome in our community, we could not do this without you all!
  

• On Tuesday, we adapted our previously planned, on site meeting with one of our potential funders. Instead we had a video conference with the foundation’s representative and we feel very positive about the outcome of this meeting. We got to share the details of where we stand in the start up process, as well as, the joys of being a part of the beautiful Wildflower community that you have all helped to create. We are cleaning up budget details, and hopeful to earn their financial backing for our expansion.
  

We would like to acknowledge the Wildflower network for their support, updates and resources, they are helping us to support you. They have provided meetings among school leaders and are checking in regularly to see how they can best support us as we push our way through the challenges of social distancing. 

We would also like to thank you for everything you do to keep us moving forward and we look forward to seeing you all in the near future! We hope that your loved ones stay safe, healthy and please, keep in touch!

With love, and blowing hugs-
Whitney, Brooklyn, and Melinda
Teacher Leaders

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