Let me tell you a story…
Wendy was at a Girls Varsity Soccer game on Tuesday (go Charlotte!) with our 5th grader, Henry. He’s starting to think about NYA, and was asking questions, like, “Mom, what time does the Middle School get out?”
It’s been a while since we had the MS schedule in our lives, so Wendy turned to a young man just finished with his soccer practice and asked him what time school lets out. He replied, “Middle School gets out at 2, and then we have athletics until 3. The Upper School gets out at 3, and then they have their sports.”
Wendy could see the wheels turning as Henry thought it over. “Hmmm.” She was turning back to the game when the young NYA student said, “Can I help you with anything else?”
Wow!
That was a “Wow!” moment for both Wendy and Henry. Maybe you had to be there, but THAT IS EXACTLY THE POINT! Anyone who was there would completely get what makes NYA the amazing school that it is. That’s what we want to let people see with all these new tools: NYA on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blogging, etc. I’m not sure exactly how that moment will translate or how best to present it, but we’ll work that out as we go. (Anybody have any ideas?)
I mean that. If you have any ideas, throw them at us. This is a participatory adventure here, and while it may be entertaining to watch it all go by online, it’s a lot more interesting if you join in.
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