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Sep. 24th, 2008 01:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_rckThe informational meeting for the Girl Scouts didn't give me much. The odds of Cordelia's school having a Daisy troop for this year seem very low (unless I want to lead it which I think would kill me). There aren't leaders available right now for any level of Girl Scouts at the school. The next closest elementary school has more leaders and interested girls than it can handle and so won't take transfers even if the logistical barriers can be overcome.
The primary logistical barrier that the organization's considering is timing. A meeting that begins right after school lets out would be half over by the time girls from another school could get there. I could, in theory, get Cordelia to after school meetings at another school because we'd have more than three hours to make the trip, between when her half-day kindergarten lets out and when a meeting would start. It's only in theory, however, because I can't commit myself to that trip, not without some backup.
I did sign Cordelia up for a Rec & Ed class that will meet Tuesday evenings at her school. It was cheap, only $29 for six half hour classes. It's martial arts for 4-5 year olds (with a liberal interpretation of the age range). The listed instructor PKSA. I can't find anything much about them online. I guess I'll just keep my eye on how it goes. I would hope that somebody running a class listed as open to those between the ages of three and a half and six and a half would have some flexibility and experience with small children, but...it's Rec & Ed. You get the teachers you get.
I'm mainly hoping for a regular activity that will use up some excess energy, let her be around other kids for a little bit and give us an idea as to whether or not she might like that sort of class in a more formal environment. (She loved gymnastics but was scared of some of what she was asked to do. That instructor was great about not forcing kids. If I could drive, I would seek out more classes taught by him.)
The first class is next Tuesday. I suppose I'll find out more then.
The primary logistical barrier that the organization's considering is timing. A meeting that begins right after school lets out would be half over by the time girls from another school could get there. I could, in theory, get Cordelia to after school meetings at another school because we'd have more than three hours to make the trip, between when her half-day kindergarten lets out and when a meeting would start. It's only in theory, however, because I can't commit myself to that trip, not without some backup.
I did sign Cordelia up for a Rec & Ed class that will meet Tuesday evenings at her school. It was cheap, only $29 for six half hour classes. It's martial arts for 4-5 year olds (with a liberal interpretation of the age range). The listed instructor PKSA. I can't find anything much about them online. I guess I'll just keep my eye on how it goes. I would hope that somebody running a class listed as open to those between the ages of three and a half and six and a half would have some flexibility and experience with small children, but...it's Rec & Ed. You get the teachers you get.
I'm mainly hoping for a regular activity that will use up some excess energy, let her be around other kids for a little bit and give us an idea as to whether or not she might like that sort of class in a more formal environment. (She loved gymnastics but was scared of some of what she was asked to do. That instructor was great about not forcing kids. If I could drive, I would seek out more classes taught by him.)
The first class is next Tuesday. I suppose I'll find out more then.
