Another great day at New School West! The children had such a wonderful time sharing their songs and hard work with friends and family. What a special community! [Show slideshow] 1 2 3 ►
East Wing Winter Sing
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Wine with Roleen on 11/15/17
[Show slideshow] Thoughts from Roleen… It was another great Wine with Roleen. Thanks, Sean and Mike (Jacob WW), for hosting our intimate gathering of 10. It was the perfect setting for even more intimate conversations and I love that I continue to learn from this community of parents who are so supportive and compassionate. It…
Secret Dinners – November 4, 2017
Several families enjoyed eating delicious food and socializing with fellow NSW parents last weekend at the Secret Dinner fundraisers. The Belford Family (Dylan, WW) hosted a Brazilian feast and the Stevens (Harrison, WW) and the Michies (Hayes, WW) joined forces in hosting a southern “low country” spread. It was a wonderful way for East and…
“That’s a space where everyone who comes in can see it.” -Remy
The children had worked for weeks on making a welcome sign in the Woodworking space in the Front Yard. Teacher Adriana facilitated the hammers, goggles, screws, and wire tools used in this mixed age space. When the sign was complete, the children met to discuss where it should live. She began in the West Wing…
Parents as Partners – our glorious gardens
The Gardening Team worked hard over the weekend to update our community garden. They replaced dirt and broke and hauled away concrete to create a living pathway between the front and back play areas. Today, the children pitched in by planting the Diamondia between concrete slits so that it grows over them making a green…
Every Day We Get Older – the children’s song
The East Wing children have been discussing NSW and how we could represent our community. They have considered animals/mascots that might best represent who we are and have worked together on ideas for a school flag. We shared this information with Stuart and while in conversation, Palmer and her red gloves reminded the teachers about…
Farmer’s Market Trip to Erewhon!
This Farmer’s Market trip was made extra special by a suggestion from Jess Nelson (Laz EW and Chase WW). She mentioned Erewhon as an organic source of superfoods like camel’s milk! How could we resist? We planned a visit to Erewhon with Katherine LeVine (Grey WW) joining us. It was on our same bus route…
“We can make a string of lanterns.” – Aiden
When children begin to expand their knowledge of the multiple materials available and they move from the exploration stage to the implementation process of representing their ideas, the teachers wonder how they will apply what they’ve learned to their current interests. Currently, small groups have been looking at circuits, testing the electric flow through batteries…
“Well, I have longer lashes than Bowe.” – Archer
The East Wingers are revisiting work that was started last year. Following a budding interest in storytelling, we ended the year looking at mask making, face painting, and costume design for the theatre. With this interest continuing, we took a new look at some of our paper mache mask formations. In small groups, we met…
“It’s still you.” – Jacob
Every October, Roleen walks the children through costume changes and how someone you love can morph into someone you don’t recognize. During the process of adding dramatic lipstick, a cape, fingernail extensions, dark glasses and a cauldron, she consistently reminds them that it’s ‘still me’. The WW seemed thrilled with the transformation process yesterday. Roleen cackling:…