Teacher Flora found a chandelier on the side of the road and brought it to NSW as a provocation. Working with Teachers Jessica and Amy, the children investigated it and began to dismantle it while discussing its possible uses. The children pulled out the bulb sockets and wires. They removed the bobeches and gained an intimate…
During our last professional workshop at Fullerton School District, We invited Professor Linda Wilbur, the CFES Assistant Professor from East Los Angeles College to the grand opening of “Being Different is Normal” at The Westchester Municipal Center. Linda not only came but she also invited her students and Leadership interns from East LA College to this…
Thank you EVERYONE for supporting the installation and opening of the children’s work at the Mar Vista Municipal Building last night!
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…
Last night, unfortunately at the same time that New Parent Orientation was occurring at NSW, I was attending the Mar Vista City Counsel meeting in support of the children’s concern about their environment. Last year, the children from NSW met Councilman Bill Rosendahl with their depictions and words about the state of our environment. The…
IMG_5541 Originally uploaded by NSW photostream Have you ever wondered about the interesting recycled and repurposed materials in our school’s building areas and wanted to know the story behind them? In 2002 (and again in 2007), after returning from Reggio Emilia to observe their schools, NSW teachers were intrigued by the way the Italian teachers…