What is in a name?

 

What is Kids on the Rock???

 

 

Why is it also called Learning with a view???

 

 

The Montessori Kinderhaus had been running for 3 years on Norfolk Island.
At first it was just known as Montessori or as Kinderhaus. But the parents of last years students nicknamed it 'Monti' as Aussies, New Zealanders and Norfolk Islanders seem to shorten any name that is too long.
The previous Director wanted to rename it something special like Children's Paradise (which it is).

There were plenty of other names thrown around by parents such as these names in the Norf'k language. Hapi letl haus ~ Happy Little House
and Letl salan senta ~ Children's Centre

My own children came up with Minuscule (like the TV show) which they then transposed to 'Mini School' (which was still the fore runner in my mind, it was very cute).

I asked many of our parents and my family what sounded like the most fun place to come to and it kept coming back to the Rock.

"The Rock" is what Norfolk Island is affectionately known as by the locals as it is a small island of volcanic rock in the middle of the South Pacific.

So Preschool became Kids on the Rock.

The learning with a view tag line came from on of the infant teachers (and fellow blogger) here at Norfolk Island Central School while thinking of an appropriate name for the preschool.

"Learning with a view" is twofold in its meaning. It refers to how we have learnt in view of our Montessori beginnings and also to the Magnificent view we get to drink in each day from the preschool.

I feel so joyful coming here, wouldn't you?

What name would you have come up with?