Knitjenious
Angel Diva
I'm happy to report back that today was the first day of her new lessons, and it went well!
She was VERY nervous last night and this morning. And today was our first day of the season at our new little local place. But the snow was pretty good, despite it being very cold today, and I did manage to get a quick word in with her teachers before the start to give them a heads up, which they did indeed appreciate. (@brooksnow it really means a lot to me that you let me know the teachers would be glad to hear from me pre-lesson!)
The main teacher for her group is a seasoned, gentle grandfatherly type, and the helper teacher is an older high school girl who used to go to the same middle school my daughter goes to now -- an ideal match. My daughter is on the older side of the group (she's 11, and the group is probably 9-12?) and in the middle of the pack ability-wise, which suits her, and she seems to have made friends with another slightly younger girl in the group.
Only a couple hills were open and the place is SMALL to begin with, so my husband and I had to work reeeeeeeally hard to avoid running into her during her lesson! But we secretly spied from the lift and once we saw her raise her hand to answer a question, we knew she was fine. (If she's anxious, she just won't speak at all to anyone.)
I know that not every day is going to work out well, but it was nice to have one that went in her favor. And she's made a plan for school club tomorrow (joining the bunny hill buddies, practicing her skills, and just having fun,) so hoping she can start building up some more positive experiences there, too.
She was VERY nervous last night and this morning. And today was our first day of the season at our new little local place. But the snow was pretty good, despite it being very cold today, and I did manage to get a quick word in with her teachers before the start to give them a heads up, which they did indeed appreciate. (@brooksnow it really means a lot to me that you let me know the teachers would be glad to hear from me pre-lesson!)
The main teacher for her group is a seasoned, gentle grandfatherly type, and the helper teacher is an older high school girl who used to go to the same middle school my daughter goes to now -- an ideal match. My daughter is on the older side of the group (she's 11, and the group is probably 9-12?) and in the middle of the pack ability-wise, which suits her, and she seems to have made friends with another slightly younger girl in the group.
Only a couple hills were open and the place is SMALL to begin with, so my husband and I had to work reeeeeeeally hard to avoid running into her during her lesson! But we secretly spied from the lift and once we saw her raise her hand to answer a question, we knew she was fine. (If she's anxious, she just won't speak at all to anyone.)
I know that not every day is going to work out well, but it was nice to have one that went in her favor. And she's made a plan for school club tomorrow (joining the bunny hill buddies, practicing her skills, and just having fun,) so hoping she can start building up some more positive experiences there, too.