Kindergarten

In his famous essay, Robert Fulghum speculated that everything one needs to know is learned in kindergarten. The Mills Lawn kindergarten program reflects that whole-child, developmental philosophy. Read his essay and look at our pictures to see if you agree.

ALL I REALLY NEEDED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN

Most of what I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sandbox in kindergarten. These are the things I learned:
 

Share everything.
Play fair.
Don’t hit people.
Put things back where you found them.
Clean up your own mess.
Don’t take things that aren’t yours.

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Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody.
Wash your hands before you eat.
Flush.
Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.


 

 Live a balanced life
 learn some,
and think some

 

 and draw
and paint

 

 

 and sing
and dance
and play

 

 and work every day some.
Take a nap every afternoon.

When you go out into the world,
watch out for traffic,
hold hands
and stick together.
Be aware of wonder.

-Robert Fulghum

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