Cole's start of the school year...

Cole started up school this year at EA https://www.amschool.edu.sv/easite/ with an Orientation on August 11th and then full-day Kindgergarten on August 12th - teacher Ms. Isabel or "Ms. Isa" to the kiddos (a new teacher to the school from the States). At the Open House we learned about the "responsive classroom" and Reggio Emilio approaches she uses ~ very hands-on and interactive and should be a great fit for Cole. This year he has 4 other kids in his classroom that are native English speakers; last year he was the only one. Cole is very adept at Spanish - has not missed a beat since coming back. Infact, at the beginning of the year, he was eager and willing to help Ms. Isa "translate" or bridge for his friends who are still learning English. :-) Cole still plays mostly with his friends/classmates from last year out on recess (which my new office now looks out onto!), but making other friends.

He is doing really well - very excited for this year of reading and writing (definitely a lefty now) ~ and enjoying soccer (on-campus) and yoga (off-campus) as after-school activities. There is also a Cub Scout program organized by parents working in the U.S. Embassy in which he will be participating 2 - 3 times per month and Cole has 3 friends from class that are a part of the Tiger Scouts program. It will be a good year for him. Here are a few pictures from the beginning of the year, including the first day of school (pic with mamá), walking to school with papa, and the recent Independence Day parade at the school (September 15th national holiday - the same day for all Central American countries).