Our Prenursery & Playgroup session has just started. A week has passed and yet everyday, their bags have gone home pretty much empty.
If our parents didn’t know us well, they might think that their child isn’t learning anything.
The reason why the bags are empty is, that it’s extremely hard to send home anything that they are learning as what they have learnt is far too big to fit in their bags.
How do we send home that the children have learnt to stay for 5 minutes on the learning center? How do we send home that the children are exploring new food? We can’t send home how the children are getting more comfortable and confident in our daily routines every single day.
How do we send home how the child learnt to wait for his/her turn? How do we send home how the child learnt how to use a shovel while sand play? However, we are surely sending home some dirty t-shirts and aprons which have food stains to remind you that they are becoming independent eaters. We are sending home some sand particles that got hidden in their pockets while sand play.
We are surely sending home some dance steps children learnt this week and some rhymes that being sung in the class.
Surely, if you looked inside their bags, it would seem like kids haven’t been learning but if you look outside, you will see cooperation, friendship, independence, discovery, testing, questioning, trial and error, confidence, exploration and PLAY. And believe us, that is our real learning!!
-Divya Joshi
Priyanka
April 5, 2025Hi Divya
Beautifully penned blog. I actually visualized my little kido doing sand play, dancing and playing while reading. Thanks again for such a beautiful start of the session.
Priya Kapoor
April 5, 2025Hi Divya Mam,
This is such a beautiful and emotional note. I do notice the change in my child and now can well imagine what behind this change.
All thanks to you and your superb team.
Jayati Mishra
April 5, 2025Really appreciable 👏🏻
I believe that this is only real and practical learning which are not only learning but also utmost important life skills 🫶🏻
Very nice efforts Divya Mam 😇
Sangeeta ,pramod
April 5, 2025Hello divya ,,,with full proud & confidence I can say that my both grand children had learnt a lot ,,,,they learnt coping with there age groups ,my full family is happy that we made the right choice for our kids ,,,,we also noticed that in such a short period they have learnt more then their age,,,so thanx to u ,manjari mam,& whole team,,, with regards siya kabeers grand parents
Mausumi Mandal
April 5, 2025Hello Divya ma’am,
No amount of material sent back home can surpass the excitement and pure joy I see on Dakshith’s face when we send him to your school. He literally pulls us upto the school gate so much so that I couldn’t even click a proper photo of his first day to school in uniform! To me this speaks volumes about the care and attention you and your entire staff is showering upon him. Keep up the good work, I know my bundle of joy is in good hands!!
Utkarsh Shukla
April 6, 2025I think learning soft skills at this time is more important considering they have complete life ahead of them which will be surrounded by books and framing up things which will be forgotten post exams
Manali Arora
April 6, 2025Hello Divya Ma’am,
You’ve hit the nail on the head! It’s not about the stuff she brings back, but the light she brings back. Just like you said, when Vedakshi starts telling us stories about school, trying to teach us PT, lining us up, wanting to eat by herself – that’s the real treasure. And when she asks for space on the swing now? That little bit of independence is priceless! It’s her spirit that’s filling the house, not a heavy bag. And that’s what truly matters. And speaking of bags, I remember always hating carrying heavy bags as a kid too! It’s so much better to come home with a lighter load and a lighter heart.
Thanks to you and Nischal Sir for staying so genuinely involved despite your roles as founders – it truly shows. A special thanks to your entire team as well, especially Vedakshi’s Rachna Ma’am, Shikha Ma’am, Jyoti Ma’am, for the consistent care and thoughtfulness you bring into everything you do for our little ones. 🙂
Yavnika Thapa
April 7, 2025Beautiful post Ma’am and as a parent I love the concept of any empty bag! Learning at this young age is much more than books or the norms! They will eventually learn to read, count but this time will never come back. So any time spend on learning habits, modelling behaviour, acquiring new skills, catching up in new words is precious! Thankyou for the wonderful team at Nino Nina.