It’s popular nowadays to declare certain days in the year,
as dedicated to a movement or entities. Last week it was the turn of the girl
child to be feted.
In a playschool where we celebrate the child every day, we
draw no lines to distinguish the girl or boy child. They have no inhibitions
during play, which is really their main activity in preschool, and they choose
the activity that they want to explore further.
Today 3 girls decide
they want to join in the football game. On another day a boy rushes through his
snack, and busies himself with the kitchen toys. Sometimes it’s a boy who’ll take
time to set up the books and pencils for the writing time. Maybe it’s a girl who
throws out a dare to the rest -See what I can do!
I couldn’t help feeling we’re on the right track when,
during the Onam celebration the girls performed the rehearsed dance with elan,
watched the boys do their bit in a raucous boat race and then hijacked the stage
saying they wanted to row a race themselves!
Way to go, girls!
