Sometimes the best moments of the day happen when we least expect them to.  Those moments, which would be remarkable on their own, are made all the more precious by their unscripted, unexpected nature.  We had one such moment today and it was a doozey!

When we clean up our classroom here at Harbor City School, we play a song that we only use at clean-up time, so the children identify it as The Clean-Up Song.  Peter brought in an instrumental piece called “Diablo Rojo“by a duo called Rodrigo y Gabriela.  If the children finish cleaning the classroom before the song ends, they can use the rest of the song to show us their sweet dance moves, an opportunity they seldom pass up!

As we cleaned the classroom this morning, the children finished early, as they tend to do.  From my office, I heard Peter quietly whisper, “Carissa, get out here… You’ve got to see this!”  I emerged from my office to discover than an impromptu ballroom had taken place of our classroom!

The children spontaneously selected dance parties and spent the remainder of the song holding hands, spinning, and laughing.  There was none of the awkward “I don’t have a partner!” stress that I’m sure we all remember from middle school.  They were so sweet and careful with one another, but still having a rowdy good time.  It was such a beautiful sight!