This Saturday, December 3rd 10:00 am – 3:00 pm at NSW Get your holiday shopping done in one fell swoop! · Celebrate the season with family and friends · Enjoy chili, tamales, hot cider, and a bake sale · Peruse the wares of local artisans, crafters, and retailers such as Pebbles, Rowdy Sprout, Jenn Leitzes Jewelry, Taschen Books,…
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It’s Teacher Holiday Gift Time…
It’s Teacher Holiday Gift Time… Dear Families: …Juicing oranges. Making rockets, airplanes and things that course through tubes. Exploring the neighborhood. Helping plants grow…. Every week, the blog offers us glimpses into our children’s lives at New School West. And, it’s the teachers that make it all happen. These little things that seem so simple—things that…
Picture Day 12/7 and 12/8 at NSW
Picture Days at NSW on Wednesday 12/7 and Thursday 12/8 will be done by Maggie Storm of “Taken By Storm Photography”. www.takenbystormphotography.com check out her site. Maggie has worked with children for 10 years and will also be available for offsite family shots. Maggie will donate 20% back to NSW of purchases made from picture day. For…
Parent Enrichment Presentation EAST and WEST wings
December 6th from 3:30-5:00 while the kids are at school, join Paola and Silvana for a presentation on the progress of the children’s work in the entire school and how it has influenced our environment. This afternoon is for both the EAST and WEST Wing parents. Sign up on the door to let us know…
Open Studio Rescheduled
Since this was organized so very last minute, we’re going to cancel tonight and reschedule for Monday, 12/5 from 6:00-8:30. Sign up on the entrance door to save a spot for Open Studio at NSW. Wire demonstration next Monday!
Thanksgiving Feast 11/23/11
2011_11_23 – Thanksgiving Feast, a set on Flickr. Click to see a collection of additional tantalizing pictures from Wednesday’s Thanksgiving Feast! –Documentation Committee
Mind In The Making
It was another inspiring night with Patricia Hunter McGrath as she walked us through the key points of The Mind in the Making by Ellen Galinsky. I think there were about 45 people in attendance and it was great to see some NSW parents in the audience as well as our tireless teachers! Thanks to…
The Feast! Happy Thanksgiving!
We are thankful for you and yours – have a wonderful feast tomorrow!!
Remembering a friend.
Sadly, we received news that Linda Mechanic passed away from a long fight with cancer. Linda has been a long time friend of The New School-West and the Mar Vista community. Through her Peachfest block party and her studio: Peachtree Pottery on Boise, she’s supported artists young and old and fired all our clay work.…
Open Studio Monday 11/28 -cancelled-
We’ll reschedule this for 11/5 It’s the season to gather together in community and think of others. In that spirit, we’re opening the Studio at New School-West to the parents after hours for the first time. Kris will demonstrate creating votives with clay that you can give as gifts, but you’re welcome to bring your own projects…