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Can the Right Kinds of Play Teach Self-Control? By PAUL TOUGH Published: September 25, 2009 The New York Times Magazine Skip to next paragraph Gillian Laub for The New York Times The Tools of the Mind program at a school in Red Bank, N.J., encourages “executive function” — the ability to think straight and…
NSW children’s photo exhibit Saturday 10/3/09
Those lovely and expressive photos, taken by your children to convey information to their friends, will be moving on to Mar Vista Park's Fall Festival – student art exhibit this Saturday. NSW has been invited to be the first preschool to exhibit in the student's annual art show as a result of our communication with…
Day In the Life – Photo Set – 10/1/09
The Vampire game, originally uploaded by NSW photostream. Click the photo above to see some of the inside and outside action at NSW today.
More Trash Pick-Up Walk Photos! – Set – 9/30/09
IMG_6504, originally uploaded by NSW photostream. Click the photo above to see more photos from today’s walk!
“We’re Cleaning the World!” – Dawson
Dawson had talked about his walks on the beach with his grandpa and how they always picked up trash when they've walked. This morning, the children were inspired to do the same in the neighborhood. So we donned plastic gloves and picked up some tongs. Flora and her SMC intern Tanya led the children out…
Gardening Committee/Tasks
If you love the earth and nurturing green growing things, we would love your help. Tasks involved are: dusting, trimming and watering West Wing plants dusting, trimming and watering East Wing plants trimming, watering and freshening up the succulent boxes in the alley entrance …
Go Green Fundraising
We’re happy to continue our new fundraiser on the blog. The products are all “green” items that are eco-friendly and designed to either help save resources, money, or both. The program is also strictly internet based, so all you have to do is visit www.LetsGoGreen.biz, choose your items, and specify our group at checkout so that…
“Just a puppet” revisited
Dear Roleen, My three year old enjoys role playing with me: directing me to be a semi-tyrannical parent or other character who gets "mad" when he does this or that. He'll say "I touch this and you get very angry." or some other variation. He really likes this game, and tells me how I will…
September 28, 2009
Good morning, Friends, and welcome to my first It’s Monday blog. Whew! This communication system has been a long time project and with the help of a lot of people, and with the final push from Jean Kaneko (a fellow parent from Blueberry Atelier Preschool) I think we’re finally up and running. My goal is…