My children are 8 and 9. Both have been fortunate enough to attend Montessori Borealis since they were 3. This school year, my 9-year-old got a spot in the TCLL program. Even though it was a transition we wanted, it was still scary because of all the unknowns. It was a new bus schedule, new building, new routine, new curriculum, new teachers and new friends. We had to have several conversations over the summer and through the first few months of school.