We knew that a box wasn’t just made of card. It was a spaceship, a castle, or a very fast car.
But then someone said, “Sit straight in your chair! Stop playing pretend, stop acting like you care. You must learn your logic, your facts, and your rules, and leave all that silliness outside of our schools.”
Well, we had a thought (and it’s slightly rebellious). That stiff-necked approach makes us compliant and hellish! Why complete a worksheet that is xeroxed each day, when the uniquely brilliant just want to go play?
So we made a big vow—a pinky-swear, too— to Learn through the Arts in all that we do.
We’ll paint every math problem, act out the history, and dance through untruths, leaving nothing to mystery. We’re loud and we’re messy, we’re brave and we’re bright, like painters in a neon-lit abolitionist fight.
So here is the promise we’re happy to keep: we’ll never stop playing, we’ll never be “done”.
Because you haven’t changed squat if you aren’t having fun!