Nerves and tears on the First Day at School

Brussels, September 1996

A curly haired boy - his face lit up by the sun - sitting on the arm of his mum. His mum is talking to a gentleman with his back to the camera.
Mum and daugher. Both have long blond hair.
A little boy biting his lip and trying very hard not to cry - but failing. A little girl is looking at him.
A mum giving her little boy a pep talk. The boy would rather be elsewhere and is not being persuaded.
A mum looking into the distance, her son - cuddled up close to her - looking straight in the camera. He looks a little anxious.
A very blond little girl standing next to her mom. Mom is wearing a checked coat.
A little boy wiping a tear from his eye while holding the hand from his father. In the background another boy is shouting exictedly into the face of another child.
A little girl being shielded by the caring hand of her mother.
Three children in a row. All looking anxious.
A boy holding the hand of his father. He's looking back into the sunshine, realising the long lazy summer is over.