Chapter 1626 - Top School (1/2)

Chapter 1626: Top School

On Monday, Li Du drove to Fountain Valley Christian School. There were more than one hundred children seated in the school buses, waiting to set off. Victoria and Ivana were amongst them.

The principal of the school, Kaden, shook his hand and said warmly, “Hello, Mister Li. I’ve heard a lot about you. We will leave this event in your hands. If there’s anything that you need our support with, please don’t stand on ceremony.”

Li Du smiled. “Don’t worry, I won’t. However, there will not be many areas where I need your support. Mainly, it will be for maintaining order. I’m not too good at dealing with children.”

Saying that, he stopped and waved towards the buses. “Hi, little angels! Good afternoon, everyone.”

“Good afternoon, Uncle!” The bunch of children put out their heads through the windows and giggled. They looked like a flock of little birds looking out of their nests to look for food.

Principal Kaden quickly pointed at the teachers behind him, “Take care of the safety of the children, get them back into the bus and do not let them put out their head or hands.”

The American schools had their own rules. The school had been quite polite to him, the guest. After the principal exchanged some niceties with him, he brought Li Du to the school compound and gave him a tour of the place.

Li Du heard him but was a little distracted. He pointed at the school buses and said, “The children are all ready, shall we set off now?”

Principal Kaden smiled. “Don’t worry, let them wait a while on the bus.”

Li Du didn’t know what to say.

He did not want the children waiting!

However, in the spring, it was not too cold or hot staying on the bus. The children would not feel uncomfortable.

After entering the school compound, Li Du saw a bunch of children looking out of a classroom. They were watching the school bus at the school gate, looking pitiful.

Looking at them, Li Du asked, “Hmm, what happened to those children? Aren’t they going to join in the activity?”

Principal Kaden sighed lightly and said, “These children have some psychological problems, they typically do not join in the extra activities. They stay in school for classes.”

Fountain Valley Christian School had a long history precisely because it used to be a nursery for children with psychological problems.

A century and a half ago, children’s psychology had not yet been widely studied. Children with mental illness were often regarded as being possessed by the devil or seduced by evil spirits. They were then sent to the church to deal with it.

The pastors and nuns who truly dedicated themselves to theology and God were good people with a sense of responsibility. They were trying to find ways to guard those children. They were the earliest teachers in Fountain Valley Church.

Children’s psychology was an important part of children’s education. The priests of the Fountain Valley Church were among the earliest researchers, so they performed well in the education of young children.

Later, as the study of psychology became more developed, Fountain Valley Church became Fountain Valley Christian School. It became one of the top primary schools in Los Angeles.

The school did not forget its roots. After becoming more popular, it maintained its founding principles. They accepted many children who had learning or psychological problems. Through proper education, they tried to help the children.

However, due to constraints of resources, the focal point of their education slowly moved towards that for regular children. After all, it was a good school. There were rich people who were willing to send their children there to receive an education.