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| Director's Corner |
 October showers bring?
I know April showers bring May flowers, but what do Costa Rica's October showers bring besides floods? It seems as though the rumors I heard about October being the beginning of rainy season were not just rumors. During Wednesday afternoon's downpour I was tempted to untie my boat from the trailer in case I needed to ferry students back home myself. I like riding my bicycle around campus to visit classes, but taking a boat around isn't what I thought I'd be doing. Well, we all know the damage and inconvenience that the first big rain causes, but I thought our community handled it all pretty smoothly. Phone calls were made, (yes, Katia does now have a phone tree for each area, Flamingo, Portrero, Conchal, Tamarindo, and Playa Grande. If you don't have your copy already please ask Katia for yours.), busses organized, extra teacher support on busses arranged, and we had our first shuttle service to the new Brasilito footbridge where we met parents stood on the other side, waiting for their children. Other than the heavy rains and how quickly rivers can rise to flood stage, I was happily surprised by how patient and calm everyone handled the mini crisis and treated it as a mere inconvenience. In the midst of the mud and traffic and confusion, smiles and nice prevailed. No complaints and rudeness, just thank you's, warm handshakes, and see you tomorrows! I know there will be many more days that don't go according to plan, even weeks the will take on a path of their own choosing, because that's simply the nature of where we've all chosen to live; but if our community continues to cooperate as we have this week, I won't mind at all.
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| Pirate Basketball, just go already! |
The good news is that the girls' and boys' basketball teams will head off to Panama next week to play in the AASCA basketball tournament. The bad news is that after all of the fundraising events (Spaghetti/Fashion Night, 3 on 3 B-Ball Tourney, sponsors, bake sales, car washes, Maid/Bachelor for a Day, etc.), organizing plane tickets, transportation to and from San Jose, transportation and hotel in Panama, AND THEN finding out everyone was going to need a Yellow Fever vaccination along with proof of vaccination and passport copies to a government office in Santa Cruz (all to be done in seven days!), I don't know if we'll ever get our boosters or coaches to have anything to do with sending another team to another tournament anywhere! No, in the short time I've known this group I already can tell they're crazy enough to do it again. They're a pretty amazing bunch and we're lucky to have them at CDSG. The basketball players are the luckiest ones and we need to be sure they know it and show it. We're having spirit weekend now. Kids are wearing their school colors (red, black, and gray) today, their favorite sports teams on Monday, and then it's all pirate gear on Tuesday, along with a pep rally, of course. You're welcome to join in of course! Go Pirates! Go Boosters!
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| Day of Culture celebration |
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Next Friday we are planning a celebration of our school cultures in honor of Day of Cultures. Ms. Julieta and Mrs. Riascos are starting the planning today, so I will have much more news about it next week as the day approaches. All I know at this point is that our celebration will include students bringing in a favorite food and wearing the traditional clothing of their home countries. We like to take every opportunity to celebrate the rich and diverse cultures represented at Country Day School. We have students from all over the world studying and playing together and it's a wonderful opportunity for us to share our heritage with one another. Please join us in celebrating next Friday.
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| College Fair in San Jose |
Hello parents of 11th and 12th graders:
I thought I should send out a reminder about the college fair at our San Jose campus on October 13th (one week from Monday!). We are not providing any transportation but we are allowing students to miss school that day if they wish to attend the fair. It is an opportunity to meet the representatives/recruiters from many colleges in the U.S. and around the world. Even if your son/daughter doesn't think he/she is interested in any of the represented schools, it would still be a valuable experience to see and hear about what different schools have to offer. Who knows? Maybe he/she will find a school much closer to home (or much farther away J) than you had hoped. I really recommend that you go if you can. If you plan to go please let me know so I can notify the counselor in San Jose.
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| Closing Thoughts |
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And Remember what the great philosopher Dr. Seuss said:
"I like nonsense. It wakes up the brain cells, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities."
Have a great weekend!
Go Cubs! (too late maybe) Go Red Sox!
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