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I've always been fascinated by how education shapes culture and communities.

Today, I'm exploring a philosophy that has inspired students and families for over a century

and is now seeing a resurgence as parents seek alternatives to traditional education.

I'm Alex Clark, and today I'm stepping into a world where learning intertwines with creativity,

imagination, and nature.

Welcome to Acorn School, a Waldorf-inspired homeschool enrichment program that reimagines the very essence of how children learn.

Hello, I'm Miss Alex.

I'm going to be doing school with you today.

Is that okay?

Charlie, come here.

Can you meet me?

Hi!

What are we learning about today?

Butterflies!

Oh!

You knew!

You knew it was butterflies!

You were in a butterfly dress just for the occasion.

Oh my gosh!

That makes sense, why you guys have butterfly stuff.

And you got the butterfly.

That's what we're learning about today.

Cool!

You're going to the house?

Yep.

Who do you think lives in there when we're not here?

Secret bugs.

Secret bugs?

Wow!

Scorpions!

Oh, you're probably right.

Okay, well, you guys are scorpion patrol.

Go look in that cabin,

see if there's any secret bugs.

I saw a scorpion before only of them.

Oh, okay.

Well, at least it was dead.

Have you ever seen a scorpion?

No. Me neither.

But I saw a scorpion in the brown.

You did?

And it was yellow.

Oh.

I decided to create Acorn School because I grew up going to a Waldorf school and I loved it.

It was absolutely magical.

When I became a mom I knew I wanted to homeschool

and I didn't want to send my kid to a Waldorf school although I loved them.

I wanted something that I could do with my children.

Acorn School was just this idea of maybe we could do once a week where we meet up

and do something Waldorf inspired.

My biggest thing was like I want to stay.

I don't want to leave.

I want to be there with my kids and kind of do it like a homeschool co-op style.

And little did I know there was so many other people that wanted to do that too.

So that's kind of how it evolved was there was a lot of people interested in joining us.

us.

Waldorf education is built on a holistic approach,

one that nurtures the head, heart, and hands.

It's about more than just academic knowledge.

It's about growing the whole person,

cultivating emotional intelligence, creativity, and a deep connection to the world around us.

What makes Waldorf education stand out is its focus on experiential learning.

Rather than sitting at desks all day,

students here are encouraged to engage with the world around them.

They explore the arts, immerse themselves in nature,

and develop problem-solving skills through hands-on activities.

Circle time!

As the sun makes its way into our morning sky,

we let the light wake up our minds.

As the morning dew melts away,

we let the light wake up our minds.

As the morning dew melts away,

we join together to learn and play.

Say hello to the sun,

to the birds and to your friends.

Our day of adventure now begins.

Thank you.

The Waldorf education is special to me because the kids get so much creative freedom.

They get so much time to play pretend and set up fun games for themselves.

And I think that all of our crafts get to really bring out the creative expression in all of the kids.

They get a lot of freedom.

They get to have a lot of fun.

I also think it's really special that in our classes, it's multiple ages.

So the kids get to hang out not only with kids their age.

It helps get them ready for the rest of their life

because you're not always just going to be hanging out with kids in your grade

or in your age of school." Waldorf education also places a strong value on imagination and creativity.

Learning here isn't confined to textbooks — it's about bringing abstract concepts to life,

whether through painting, storytelling, or building.

Is it a worm?

Well, you know, I'm trying to make a caterpillar,

but worms are more my forte.

The difference that parents will get with a Waldorf education would be that they get to be really involved,

especially here at Acorn School,

the parents get to help their kids with their craft instead of

when I was in public school it was just me with all of my students

and then the parents you know would help with homework

but here the parents get to be with their kids helping them with every aspect of not only just class

but social situations as well

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but perhaps one of the most distinctive features of waldorf education

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is its deep connection to nature at acorn school outdoor learning

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is not just an add-on it's an essential part of the the curriculum.

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Nature serves as both classroom and teacher.

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Whether it's through gardening, nature walks,

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or simply observing the changing seasons,

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students learn resilience, patience, and curiosity.

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Being outside allows children to develop critical life skills like problem solving and collaboration.

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They discover the world by doing,

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which fosters independence and confidence.

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Nature-based learning also helps children stay grounded,

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promoting emotional well-being in a fast-paced world.

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My favorite part of all Acorn School days is watching the kids free play

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and just watching the magic that happens and the interactions

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that happen and them being able to be out in nature and just run free.

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We don't even as moms like obviously we keep an eye on them

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but we feel so safe here and they can really play

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and engage with other children without us having to be hawking over what they're doing.

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And I feel like that gives them a lot of freedom to interact

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and be kids and get to know other kids and to have real life situations happen.

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I feel like at the normal playground,

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it's like you have to be a helicopter mom

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because you don't know who's there

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and you don't know what the other children are gonna talk about

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and you don't know if they're gonna be nice children and you don't know if they're gonna fall off the play structure,

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but here there's just so much freedom for them to be kids.

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Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

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It's like the earth is growing a little hair.

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The earth is growing.

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This is where grapes are going to grow up.

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Oh, wow.

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Here's our baby.

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What does this?

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I don't know.

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What does it feel like? like?

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They feel like stuffies.

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Feels like a stuffy?

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Do you think they're from the tree?

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Maybe they're from the mother nature.

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You think they're from mother nature?

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Hey daddy mom!

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We chose acorn school because family is incredibly important to us.

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I am a mom of four.

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I have an eight-year-old, I have a five-year-old,

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I have a very inquisitive two-year-old,

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and I also have a six-month-old,

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and it was very important to us to keep everybody together.

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I think that family is something that is really undervalued,

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the connection between siblings in particular,

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and I wanted to be able to keep everybody together for as long as I possibly could

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and foster the bond between them,

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and so Acorn School was the perfect opportunity for that.

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We were looking for some sort of enrichment program

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or a community since my daughter is an only child

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and making the choice to homeschool felt a little scary

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and challenging with an only child

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so we were really looking for a good strong community that had consistent friendships and relationships for her.

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I remember the first time that we came to class Adalyn just jumped right in

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but also as a mom it felt like I was able to jump right in

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and connect with the other moms and it just felt very safe and welcoming.

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In Waldorf it's really important that we're not just focusing on curriculum

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and learning how to read and write and do math but also that we're paying attention to the child's creativity,

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their self-development, their character are really important to us as a family.

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My oldest is about to turn five.

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She is very free-spirited.

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When we first came to Acorn School I was like there's no way she's gonna sit in circle

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and the teachers were so great about allowing her to kind of move through the day as she willed.

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So she would come, she would do things,

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and then she would like run and climb a tree and they were all about it.

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They were like, yes she can do whatever she needs to do.

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And my youngest child, she can be very stubborn

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but she is very creative and like loves to do things with her hands.

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She looks up to the older kids and they include her and everything and play with her also which is really sweet.

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In my opinion I think dad should support more free play

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just for the simple fact each of our kids is unique

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and they're their own individual and and they really get to develop themselves and find out who they really are,

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what they really know, how they really learn,

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as opposed to just the construct that we have where they're forced to sit down.

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My son is very rambunctious,

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but he's super hyper-focused on the things that he really likes.

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In my opinion, that's the best thing for him and for my family as well.

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By far the most magical thing to witness is just the kids' relationships.

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The way that they talk about each other,

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the way they play pretend with each other.

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When you overhear them saying kind and nice and inclusive things with each other,

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it really just reinforces how special and impactful and different it is here

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because when you hear their playing and their make-believe and their own little worlds,

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it just reminds you how important that is for them.

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Childhood education, I think, should focus on children first and foremost.

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I think that it should focus on the fundamentals of childhood.

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We need to really get into what makes sense to a child's brain,

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what fosters their imagination, how to bring things into their consciousness that maybe aren't really highlighted in a typical setting.

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And I think that those things are incredibly important and those are the things that I focus on actually most,

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more than traditional academics at this age with our children's education.

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For me, growing up, I really excelled in public school,

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but I lost my love for learning you have to get an A

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and you have to do all these things with so much pressure.

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And so for my own children,

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I wanted an education that focused on what they love and that as they learn,

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they would stay engaged in it and excited about it

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and wouldn't get to this place where they're disillusioned because they're just worrying about what they're gonna get on a test.

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I think childhood education should really focus on the individual needs of the child,

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what they love, what they're passionate about,

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and who they wanna be as people.

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Everybody is here from grandmothers to babies to toddlers to siblings.

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Families feel like they can come here together.

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They don't only come here for my six-year-old,

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but I come here for my whole family to get an experience that's really special.

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Wow, no red 40 at this table, it's amazing.

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This was such a beautiful experience to see these kids in nature.

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No screens, no seed oils,

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the full family present from grandma to dad,

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all of the siblings, everybody playing together in community together.

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This is what education is supposed to look like.

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This is what it really means to raise a child in a village community.

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These kids were so social.

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They were coming up to me right away telling me that they drank raw milk just like me.

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They were storytelling and using their imagination and putting on capes and princess crowns and frolicking through a sunflower field.

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This is what true childhood is.

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These are the days that they're going to remember when they're old and say,

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gosh, I remember loving being a kid.

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How many kids today can really truly say and mean that.

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I don't remember experiencing a day like this in

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so long where I just felt so fed from the community to the activity to being in God's design.

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It was just beautiful from start to finish.

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Not all Waldorf schools are going to be the same.

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You definitely want to ask questions,

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ask about curriculum, the values of the parents involved,

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but for me, Waldorf is magic and I just could not imagine something better for my future kids.

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Visiting Acorn School has been an inspiring journey into a world where education is a living,

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breathing art form.

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Here, learning isn't a passive experience.

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It's active, it's creative, and deeply connected to the natural world.

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Whether through storytelling, hands-on projects,

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or nurturing relationships with nature,

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Waldorf Education invites us to rethink what it means to grow and learn,

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which is exactly what I imagined for my own kids one day.

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It's a reminder that education isn't just about filling minds.

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It's about shaping hearts and hands for a future that is as imaginative as it is grounded.

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Goodbye, dear friends!

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and star i want to be else and you can be on it

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or how about there's two Who else is in the planet?

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Yeah.

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Can I be a hippo?

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Yes.

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Oh, good.

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Mine's a little bit of a mess, but that's all right.

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Aren't we all?

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Do you think they're going to be friends?

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No. Oh.

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You did?

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Let me see.

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He disappeared?

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Yeah.

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All these ladybugs, I think they have a dentist appointment.

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Oh, is he escaping?

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Yes.

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No, no, no, no, no. He flew away.

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Oh.

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Where are they all going today?

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I don't know.

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Probably they need an appointment.

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They have an appointment.

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That's what I said.

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One thing about me, I'm horrible at crap.

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Do you think my mom will hang this in her house?

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Here you go, Finn.

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Yay!

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Yay!

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Are you all done?

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Not again, again.

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We already did it!

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You did it!

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Can you say bye-bye?

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Can you say thank you?

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Say thank you for coming to school?

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Can you wave?

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Yeah.

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Perfect.

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