Lions, Tigers, and Bears

At 830, I arrived at Yellowstone Academy, where I helped chaperone a trip to the Houston Zoo for 3-5 year olds!! Luckily, I was not in charge of all 50, but had just two young girls to take around. When kids are that young, though, they spend about 2 mins at the monkeys and are ready to move on, so we covered a lot of ground. I think their favorite part was the petting zoo, where each was given a brush and spent a long time brushing the goats who were soaking up the sun.

The bus ride home was very quiet, as most had fallen asleep. They got to their classrooms and had naptime, so I did the same when I got home!

I volunteered at Yellowstone because our church is very supportive of the school. It's a private, Christian school that serves very low-income families exclusively. They also provide both breakfast and lunch to every student during the week. Currently, the school is a PK-3 through third grade school, with intentions to add up through eighth grade. There are over 300 students on the waiting list. It's a great place for kids!