A Spot of T

My daughter Jenny often goes into great detail explaining her days at school. She does talk alot, but I love it, I’m NOT complaining here. Anyway, I’ve heard so much about lunchtime that I just had to check it out for myself. All this year I’ve been planning to go, and with this the final full week, decided to take the plunge.

She’s in Grade 11, and although it sounds totally weird for a mom to go to their kids school at such an age, this school is quite different. I can’t put my finger on it, but the kids, and her friends especially, really seem to *enjoy* adults. They’re good friends with many of their teachers and often have other adults visiting at lunch time.

The senior high lunch starts at 1:10, and I just made it for grace. Yup, they say grace. Twice. Once before the meal starts and once afterwards. Just short graces - a line or two. They are assigned tables, which change throughout the year, but the focus is to sit with a variety of people from all grades, including at least one teacher at each table. Everybody takes turns doing what is referred to as “dragging” and consists of putting on an apron, going back and forth to the kitchen to bring out the meal. Then they switch with the other assigned person for that day and that person clears the table.

The menu today was tomato soup (served in pitchers), grilled cheese sandwiches, and carrot cake muffins. There is also a full salad bar available at every meal.

At the end of every meal, the headmaster stands up, says grace again (???) and gives the day’s announcements, also allowing some of the students to speak. Of course I brought my camera:

This was taken from the entryway:

This was our table, see me??

Me and Jen laughing:

Jen, Patience and Ashlyn outside after lunch:

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