New school year begins

While the western world is enjoying the last blast of summer and preparing for the opening of another school year, we here at Woodstock School in the Himalayas of India are well into the semester. School officially began in July, just as the monsoon rains started. Barb’s first and second graders have already dined at our house for Class Night (see photo), as Jeff’s advisor group of tenth graders will next week. We have already hosted several groups of middle school boarding students to “dinner and a movie” overnights, and Barb held her first FMBS (Friday Morning Bible Study) at the house, for a group of ninth grade girls – complete with breakfast at 6:30am! Chris and Cole have gotten into the rhythm of classes and study hall, after-school sports and weekend social and service activities. The fast pace will continue until we catch our breath at quarter break in early October.