Granted, most of us went away with about 500 photos that morning, but we guarantee there are some in here you don’t have: Documentation Committee had a backstage press pass…. View, download, share, enjoy! [click for slideshow, wait a moment for load, then click to go faster] 1 2 … 4 ►
Kris
DAY-IN-THE-LIFE, 10/26/2015
Your dedicated Documentation Committee at work… have a look! Remember you can also download any picture directly from the blog by clicking a thumbnail, then ctrl-clicking to save. They are usually of reduced resolution for posting purposes — just contact Jona if you’d like a higher-res version. [click for slideshow, wait a moment to load,…
DAY-IN-THE-LIFE, 10/22/2015
Enjoy another fly-on-the-wall perspective from a recent morning. Look for our music teacher, Stuart. (Don’t worry, photosets featuring afternooners are coming down the pipe, too.) — Documentation Committee [click for slideshow, wait a moment for the load, then click to go faster] 1 2 ►
DAY-IN-THE-LIFE, 10/25/2015
Enjoy these images from a recent morning. Feel free to share them with your children. Ask them to elaborate, you can learn a lot! — Documentation Committee [click for slideshow, wait a moment for it to load, then click to go faster]
Children’s Art in Mar Vista!
Thank you EVERYONE for supporting the installation and opening of the children’s work at the Mar Vista Municipal Building last night!
“You have to stand sideways.” -Libbi
Teacher Cindy and Sam facilitated a bus trip with Laura (Maude’s mom) down Venice Blvd. to the beach with the group who had been discussing a beach painting. With cameras in hand they focused on different angles in order to see the beach from the different perspectives, and on visualizing the elements they had been…
Roleen’s a witch!
Every year in preparation for Halloween and our NSW parade, Roleen comes and dresses up as a witch in front of the West Wing children. She does this to prepare them for what is to come and to remind the children that though costumes make us look different we are still the same. So if you…
“And then it rolled.” -Jillian
During the first few weeks of school, the teachers noticed the children’s interest in combining materials to move objects. In the Atelier, they used rope to drag logs and in the Building Space, they threaded cables through plastic spools to roll them. Wondering how they would move clay, the teachers introduced rope to the Exploration…
Teacher In-Service at Trunk Gallery
Following up on the Trunk Gallery opening where several families were able to attend, we asked to revisit with the artists. During our parent teacher conferences on 10/12, we scheduled a couple hours for the teachers to visit Trunk Gallery with the lens of collaborative work. Mitchelito and Chalavie paint together, on the same…
“It gets darker and darker.” -Calder
To provoke further conversation about the beach, I provided a few reference books with inspiring images. The children brainstormed ideas for their painting. Quinton: See? In the picture in the middle of the wave there’s like, a darker part. Calder: And in the back. Quinton: Yeah, because it’s far away in the darkness. Calder:…