The East Wing shared their ideas for the chandelier – bird/squirrel house with the West Wing. The West Wing children began to design their ideas. Sammy: Maybe we could put the chandelier on the tree and the little houses around it and then we could put two here and that could be for squirrels and two…
In the beginning of the school year, Lev and Eugene had written a letter to an old friend named Asha from their old school. After waiting 8 months, she finally wrote back! There was absolute sheer joy when we told Eugene and Lev that they had a piece of mail. Lev: It was a really…
Last week we walked to the Post Office to deliver letters for Teacher Sam. The children noticed another group of children across the street. They were standing in front of a store that we had never visited. When those children saw us, they all waved and we excitedly waved back. Quinton: Why are they there? Jagger:…
Even though Hallmark has designated Sunday, May 8th as Mother’s Day, we love our moms everyday and send you much love and gratitude for all you do for us. Please take a flower as a reminder of how important you are. As a community of learners together, the teachers have been taking time to really…
Sharon (Liv’s mom, WW) came to school to cook Matzo with the children. She guided the group through the recipe and had them measure out and combine the ingredients. Then the girls made small balls of dough that they rolled into very flat pieces. Palmer: What’s Matzo? Liv: Matzo is big and it’s like a cracker.…
Teacher Flora found a chandelier on the side of the road and brought it to NSW as a provocation. Working with Teachers Jessica and Amy, the children investigated it and began to dismantle it while discussing its possible uses. The children pulled out the bulb sockets and wires. They removed the bobeches and gained an intimate…
As the Front Yard area is getting more care and love from the children, the teachers are noticing their deep interest in bugs. With this in mind, the teachers thought a worm compost bin would fill in the circle from compost to edible foods. The children worked on this sign stating how to take…
In El Charro the children gravitated toward the historic photos on the wall and sat down to talk with Pedro, who told us he has worked there for close to thirty years. All the children in this story are four years old. They are the interviewers and the photographers. Theo: Is there trucks who do delivering?…
Westwingers took their rolling turn around the neighborhood on Wednesday. Savor here the formally commissioned evidence. (Remember, too, you can download images right from the blog, and if you’d ever like a higher resolution version of something particularly winning, just ask Jona) — Documentation Committee [click for slideshow, wait a moment for the load-up, then…