In 1930, Elisabeth Morrow, a young teacher from Englewood, took over a fledgling preschool named The Children’s Home School, moved it to a rented Dutch farmhouse, and renamed it The Little School.
Students from 18 months to age 5 1/2 were greeted at the door each morning with a smile and a handshake, which became a long-standing EMS tradition.
“In the 1930s, students would be greeted with a handshake and then sent to the nurse to have their temperature taken. It was the time of the polio epidemic,” shared Kindergarten teacher Lori Lowell, author of “L is for The Little School.”
EMS’ long-standing tradition was put on hold at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic but is gradually making appearances on campus again.
A morning handshake between a student and a teacher or administrator is a simple act of courtesy that sets the tone for the consideration that will be shown in the classrooms, hallways, and playgrounds throughout the day.
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