Last week during team time when the group was writing Stamps, Keanu raised his hand. I went over to him and asked him who he wanted to write to today. I suggested he look through his stamps and write someone back that had already sent him a Stamp. He happily went through his pile of Stamps he had stashed at the back of his strengths journal. He looked them over and reread a few of them.
At one point he looked up at me and he said, "People like me here."
“Yes, we all love having you here,” I replied.
He continued, "When I first came I didn't know anybody, but now I have a lot of friends."
He had the biggest smile on his face when he said that. It made me wonder about what it's like for him at school, and how many friends he does have. Either way, I think it is so important that our program foster a spirit of acceptance and love amongst each other. I think the post office/stamp idea has been a great asset in accomplishing that.
