On last week’s remarkably beautiful Tuesday morning, Eastwingers ruled the sidewalks for fifteen-or-so glorious minutes. Your Documentation Committee was there. (By the way, all these often frameworthy images have been brutally compressed for blog purposes. If you’d ever like a proper hi-res version, just ask Jona.) [click for slideshow, wait a moment for the load-up,…
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“This plant connects with the birds.” -Felix
As the weather changes, so does the environment around us at New School-West. The tree anchoring the front yard bike path shed its leaves in Fall and is now budding and offering new shades and shadows. The butterflies migrate to a warmer place and days are growing longer. These changes influence children’s interaction with our environment.…
“I feel like I want to do all the friends’ ideas.” -Ren
Theo, Chloe Paloma, Ren, Max, Alice and Zoe K. had an idea for a story about two princesses: Ava and Isabella. They live in a castle with their mother and father, the Queen and King, and their brother, Prince Jack. They also wanted to feature a grandma, who lives in a hotel castle in New…
NSW Newsletter, vol 1. issue 3.
THE NSW NEWS October 14, 2015 “…Because as humans, we need to belong. To one another, to our friends and families, to our culture and…
Baby ‘O’
Melanie and John announced their BIG NEWS! Baby ‘O’ (Oropallo) will arrive in September. We’re telling all the children this week and their responses will most likely be woven into your dinner conversation. With that, it’s safe to say you may get into some dialogue that has you thinking. . .ah. . .what do I…
Safety Drill Today!
Just in case this comes up tonight in conversation – Every month we practice a safety drill and today was the day. It starts with getting used to the very loud alarm bell in each classroom. After we get used to the sound during circle time, we begin to walk our evacuation plan; exit with…
“Look what we’re working on together!” -Ava
In the Communication Center, Ava, Alice and Fiona grabbed 3 pieces of partner drawing paper (11×17), put their chairs together, and started taping and stapling papers together. Their creation grew and grew and grew, longer and longer, so long they had to move to the floor. Ava: Look what we’re working on together! It’s the ‘Rapunzel’…
Pictures from a Day-In-The-Life, 3/17/2016
Documentation Committee is your fly on the wall… Enjoy. [click for slideshow, wait a moment for loading, then click to go faster] 1 2 ►
“In my heart.” -Sam Jordan said ‘goodbye’.
On Monday and Wednesday Sam came to say goodbye to the children. On Monday she brought a book “In My Heart” and left it as a gift. On Wednesday she told the children one of their favorite felt board stories, “Sammy Pancakes”. Sam also brought some images of her new school, Blue Oak, and the…
From a Day-In-The-Life, 3/7/2016
Monday it rained. Remember? Here’s a peek at what went on that day at school. For clarification and elaboration, we recommend interviewing your at-hand, primary source. — Documentation Committee [click for slideshow, give it a moment to load, then click to go faster]