Archives: 2017

As weather gets colder (and warmer again and back to cold) please plan to send children in layers so we can be comfortable in the warm classroom and the colder outdoors. Sweatshirt/sweater, coats, hats,…

Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?  These are the self-reflective questions that our classroom community has begun to incorporate into our vocabulary. The elementary age child is developmentally…

    Notes from Minori It all started with one airplane book... the children loved reading it and wanted to learn more. Then we had airplane work in our language area. We learned the names of the parts…

Notes from Emily The children had so much fun at our Fall Festival on Halloween day. They played outdoor games, stuffed several scarecrows with straw, pressed cider, and enjoyed an enchanting woodland…

Self-direction  Self-Management  Accountability  Community responsibility  Fairness   These are the many themes that our classroom community is exploring through organic interactions and through conscious…