by allison | Dec 18, 2024
In January 2024, Allison and I talked often about Afghanistan with a great longing to go back, but we knew it was just a dream. It was just not possible, with the current political situation, to get a visa to visit the Garden of Flowers and reconnect with the...
by allison | Dec 16, 2024
Every day that Asma arrives that the Garden of Flowers, she greets Hedayat and her friends. From that morning greeting of shaking hands, to the afternoon’s goodbyes and all the time in between, Asma is deeply engaged with her classmates and community in the...
by allison | Aug 19, 2024
From the very start, the Garden of Flowers Montessori Preschool was meant to serve those destitute families who would never be able to send their children to preschool. For this reason, we do not collect fees. There is a profusion of private, fee-based schools in...
by allison | Aug 19, 2024
In August, in response to growing levels of children’s stress due to the difficulties many families were having at home, the GoF teaching team decided to start holding conferences with the parents of each child. The aim was to connect with the families, to hear...
by allison | Mar 20, 2024
The first day of spring brings the New Year to Afghanistan (It is now the year 1403 there!) And this is also the start of the new school year. This means the oldest children are graduating from the Garden of Flowers. It is always bittersweet when children reach the...
