Documentation Committee is your fly on the wall… Enjoy. [click for slideshow, wait a moment for loading, then click to go faster] 1 2 ►
East Wing
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]
Parent Enrichment Night, 2/10/16, Pix Give a Taste…
What’s happening at NSW on a perfect evening in February? Folks packed the house for Parent Enrichment Night to mingle, nosh, and wander about the school spaces. We also heard from Cindy and Sam, who gave a substantive, poignant, and enlightening presentation on a core component of the NSW experience: painting. Our children are impressive,…
Photos from a Day-In-The-Life, 2/23/2016
100 examples of things that happened on Thursday! View, enjoy, and share these pictures — 100 conversation starters — from our Documentation Committee. [click for slideshow, wait a moment for load, then click to go faster] 1 2 … 4 ►
“Does quiet get any quieter?” -Zoe B.
After learning about the children’s musical keywords, Stuart introduced one. Teacher Stuart: Forte! It means loud. Felix connects a previous experience with Stuart and the new keyword: Like last time when I said, “falling down tree”. That would be forte. Lev: What’s the opposite of forte? Zoe B: Quiet! Stuart: That would be piano. Zoe:…
“We need more ideas” -Sy
Trusting relationships are central to our learning community. Our culture of the Building Space in the East Wing is that everyone works on one idea. After being together for some time now, various children have chosen to play exclusively with each other. With this intention for collaboration in place, their dyad is challenged. Mila, Ren,…
from the vault… EW HOLIDAY SING PIX! 12/10/2015
Come and see the pictures from the East Wing show! They’re all here! — Documentation Committee [click for slideshow, wait a moment for loading, then click to go faster] 1 2 3 ►
“You can make any book you want…” – Theo
Fully determined to finish their book about Bear, the children and I reviewed their initial drawings in the computer. They then helped type some letters of their words to describe the story. They also decided where to place the text within the formatted story page on the computer. After we printed the pages…
“To the East Wing, Love Hazel.” – Hazel
The East Wing relationships are clearly based on a community regard for each other and their school. This was highlighted during morning greeting recently, when puzzles are popular on the rug. As the children join puzzle pieces together, they develop a plan to solve it engaging in earnest conversations and encouraging connections. Hazel, who has…
“Thank you!” -Georgios
Georgios began with us in January and has been welcomed by the children and teachers immediately into the community. As we observe the process of his integration, we are warmed by the knowledge that New School-West is a welcoming group and that it shows in every nook, cranny and interaction. Welcome to the Sarantis family!…