School in Rainy Washington State Closes for Rare 'Sun Day.'

[elleng]

A school in perpetually wet Washington state is taking a novel twist on the classical snow day, welcoming in the warm air and blue skies of spring on Friday with a rare break from classes it is dubbing a "sun day."

The idea, said Bob Sampson, principal of Bellingham Christian School in northern Washington, was "to create that same anticipation, joy and fun" that comes with a snow day.

"I just loved that as a kid," Sampson said. "I love it as an adult being able to cancel school due to snow. But this year there were no snow days."

Instead, Sampson decided to give the 205 kids and almost all of the staff at the pre-K through 8 school a different kind of day off. As the school's website explains, "SCHOOL CANCELLED DUE TO GREAT WEATHER! WAHOOO!"

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2013/05/03/us/03reuters-usa-washingtonstate-sun.html?hp

[Aristus]

1. I think anyone who has studied education will agree this is a good thing.

In a Smithsonian article on Finland's superior public schools, all of the educators there mentioned the importance of play, leisure, and outside-of-class time.

[elleng]

3. Of course, and WE used to know that too, as I recall.

My daughters' schools knew it.

[OneGrassRoot]

2. Fabulous!!!

Love that!

[elleng]

4. THOUGHT you might, OGR!

[OneGrassRoot]

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