Amanda O’Keefe (Lily, EW) shared her knowledge about navigating Charter schools, Echoices, magnets, and language immersion schools. Former parents Justin (his kids are now at Broadway Spanish immersion) and Paula (twins are at Mar Vista Elementary), we’re also there to share insight on these topics.Roleen facilitated the discussion with helpful insight into the role of…
Jaclyn Epstein-Calvert
Coffee with Roleen 2/4/20
An intimate discussion around a variety of topics like mom-guilt, being a single parent, sibling struggles, and tools for sleep made for a bonding experience supported with tons of insight from Roleen. Thank you for an amazing morning! I was really moved by how Roleen opened the conversation this morning, reflecting on a friend’s memorial…What can…
Holiday Celebrations
What a wonderful way to bring in the holidays and close out the year . . . The East Wing was treated to the book “Hoppy Hanukkah” by Glaser, a dreidel demonstration and game by Jaclyn and Eli and donation of dreidels and pennies to continue the play. Both the East Wing and West Wing…
Thanksgiving Feast
What could be better than our kiddos getting to orchestrate their own celebration of gratitude with their selection of delicious dishes and having the food offered to them by their loving teachers. It was beautiful and tasty at the same time! – Eli, EW Thanks to everyone’s contributions that made this experience possible!
Pattie Fitzgerald night – Body Safety and our children
Such an important topic and sounds like it was very informative and super helpful! Find photos and notes below . . . Naomi orchestrated. Thanks 🙂 Roleen has a notepad. It’s serious. podcast: https://anchor.fm/parentingportal/episodes/Tricky-People-with-Pattie-Fitzgerald-e8rplh listen to the podcast as a recap Used to be a preschool teacher Started in the early 2000s. Early in the…
Day in the Life
Meredith (Penelope, WW) spent some time observing the children and teachers engaged and connected at the end of November and managed to jot down some rich quotes while snapping photos. Supporting Tai thread the needle, “You almost did it, try it one more time.”Poppy to Adriana, “I want to look at my family book in…
Wine with Roleen
Parents reported back that Wine with Roleen was a wonderful, thought provoking night in good company in a beautiful environment. Jordan (Dillon, EW) was kind enough to share her notes . . . Podcast: Raising good humans: Dr. Aliza Pressman. Episode: Mindful Discipline with Dr. Shauna Shapiro intention: why am I here? What do I…
Day in the Life, October
Katie (Livio, WW) observed and documented a bit of a what goes on at NSW on a sunny Wedensday afternoon. What struck me was how the children really supported each other, helping one another learn about and accomplish whatever it was they were working on. And when conflict did arise, the teachers handled it so…
Halloween Parade
The Halloween Parade was a thrill. Parents, teachers and children all had the chance to celebrate together as a community by taking a stroll in the neighborhood donning costumes and all!
West Wing Back to School Night
Such an insightful West Wing Back to School Night! The teachers were inspiring and thoughtful in their presentation about the incredible journeys the children have begun. See some of the evening’s conversation transcribed below! John (Miles): It’s amazing…it took me 30 years to understand all of this and they’re 3! It really is so incredible…