On Nurturing Communities You Keep

On Nurturing Communities You Keep

The founders of Lillunia were fortunate to go to The Chapin School in New York together. Besides being an extraordinary place to learn and to grow and to evolve, the community at Chapin has served us long after our tenure ended, fostering an unparalleled alumnae community that is endlessly supportive, receptive and nurturing.

On March 2, 2010 Lillunia visited Chapin in order to give a talk to an Upper School Art class called Pencils to Pixels. Characteristic of our experience with the school, the head of the art department who is teaching the course was a dearly beloved teacher of ours when we were in school and a very special person who we have kept in touch with all of these years.

We had a blast to be sure, and were reminded of the fundamental...in fact, essential value of communities like Chapin; communities that teach children to constantly learn and to be inquisitive, to follow their dreams and to believe in themselves.

We are so grateful to the school for all that they have given us, and to our parents for having had the wisdom to send us there.

We hope that we will have the wisdom to put our children in environments that foster such positive growth and enduring relationships. These are truly the types of communities that make humanity such an interesting thing to be a part of!

In some small way- we at Lillunia are trying to foster a community as well; a community of like-minded, responsible children who learn early in their lives all that they have to give to our planet and their individual communities; nurturing being at the heart of this all...