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…
Front Yard
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…
Everly: “Welcome to New School-West”.
With an appointment at the Woodworking Space, some children are unsure of what to do. When approaching a new material, we often fall back on known successful strategies. Teacher Adriana suggests a familiar way to use a new material: wood and wire. Mila: I don’t know what to do. Olive: I want to write…
“Well, you have to be very careful.” – Grey
In the Front Yard, the children have shown an interest in caring for the environment. They like to water the plants, pick up leaves from the ground, and use them as pretend food, plant seeds, as well as look for living creatures. Teacher Adriana: Grey, Julian is very curious about bugs. Grey: Well, you have…
“That bucket is almost so full.” – Emilio
Just as there are systems for mixing paints at the easel, so are there systems for using the space. Emilio is engrossed in careful painting with multiple colors. He has taken one pot of mixed paint from the shelf, loads a clean brush, paints, then washes and dries his brush before returning the color and…
“With the recipe book.” – Everly
In the Front Yard this morning, Teacher Katherine engaged children in a weekly ritual that is traditionally reserved for teacher preparation time in most programs. Years before, Katherine chose to slow down the easel set up to include children’s ideas of the palette. They mixed, named, and wrote the recipes for each color. This recipe book…
“Me too. I never done this before.” – Leo
The Front Yard is a space where both EW and WW gather to meet and work together. During their first appointment, WWingers Leo and Mabel joined EWinger Henry in the mud pit. Teacher Adriana: I wonder what we can do together. Leo: I don’t know. Henry: Umm, we can make a hole together. He begins to…