Montessori School in Lajas celebrates, after 3 years of hard work, its first transition ceremony

Some 55 students from the Alejandro Tapia y Rivera school in La Parguera, Lajas celebrated the Transition Ceremony this past June 1 , the first “post-pandemic and tremors” since 2019. 

The happiness that afternoon was incredible. The students were finally able to have the opportunity to make a transition from one level to another, celebrate the end of one stage and start another with enthusiasm. 

In general, in Montessori this ceremony is called the crossing of the bridge, the Alejandro Tapia y Rivera school community wanted to give it its own touch and called it the crossing of the pier , as this is the first Montessori public school focused on Marine Sciences and with extensive participation of students in the life of the sea. The students crossed the pier and boarded a boat called “Travesía.” '

“It was very significant because we transformed the bridge into the pier as this community has transformed a closed school into an opportunity for their sons and daughters, for the students it meant an enormous achievement ``, the guide Carla Gonzalez shared with us. 

The students sat in a huge circle, in the middle of the school, cared for and rescued by their community. Behind them another huge circle formed: their families. This circle within the circle reflects the unconditional support that the mothers and fathers of this school have given to their sons and daughters. 

Parents and students had a lot to do with everything that happened that day. Each student had on her seat a personalized cushion with their names, made by a mother and a guide. 

When crossing the "pier" the students left personalized mahogany acorns, painted by them, placed on its sides. These acorns signify how much they have lived in this level that they leave, it also means the accompaniment that they promise to give to their minor companions and companions in the "journey" that they begin to live. 

 As they crossed the pier, they snagged their acorns leaving a bit of them behind. 

The school begins in August with four environments between Secondary level 3 and 4. This public Montessori school grows and joins the group of other public superior schools.  

As part of the ceremony, Professor José Juan Rodríguez Fernos, Director of the Intermediate and Superior Program of the Auxiliary Secretary of Montessori Education, officially recognized the "level crossing" of all the students.