The start of a new school year brings with it the promise of a whole array of new beginnings – new routines, enticing environments, and fresh faces to get to know. For some it also provides the opportunity to re-connect with friends from Studio Blue. For others it presents at the same time, a wonderful opportunity and a daunting challenge to learn the names of all the new friends we are just meeting. While we all continue to work on learning each other’s names, it certainly hasn’t stood in the way of children connecting and collaborating in countless ways over new materials and ideas.