I spent some time at the New School-West photographing the interactions of the kids and the teachers. It was an enjoyable time to see the school in action. One of the things I noticed, is that each child is being educated to be self-sufficient. I saw all of the children wash their hands on their…
Journals
Holiday Celebrations
What a wonderful way to bring in the holidays and close out the year . . . The East Wing was treated to the book “Hoppy Hanukkah” by Glaser, a dreidel demonstration and game by Jaclyn and Eli and donation of dreidels and pennies to continue the play. Both the East Wing and West Wing…
Thanksgiving Feast
What could be better than our kiddos getting to orchestrate their own celebration of gratitude with their selection of delicious dishes and having the food offered to them by their loving teachers. It was beautiful and tasty at the same time! – Eli, EW Thanks to everyone’s contributions that made this experience possible!
Pattie Fitzgerald night – Body Safety and our children
Such an important topic and sounds like it was very informative and super helpful! Find photos and notes below . . . Naomi orchestrated. Thanks 🙂 Roleen has a notepad. It’s serious. podcast: https://anchor.fm/parentingportal/episodes/Tricky-People-with-Pattie-Fitzgerald-e8rplh listen to the podcast as a recap Used to be a preschool teacher Started in the early 2000s. Early in the…
Day in the Life
Meredith (Penelope, WW) spent some time observing the children and teachers engaged and connected at the end of November and managed to jot down some rich quotes while snapping photos. Supporting Tai thread the needle, “You almost did it, try it one more time.”Poppy to Adriana, “I want to look at my family book in…
Contributions this week
We are gearing up for the holidays! Katherine is meeting with children 1:1 to gather their ideas about thankfulness. These will be handwritten on fallen neighborhood leaves as part of our FEAST day on 11/27. Likewise, Amy is supporting private polling in order for the children to experience voting in our ‘what’s for dinner?’ FEAST…
“It’s a home for the birds.” -Diego
With an interest in cacti, we recognized the children identifying with their shapes and textures. We considered materials that could be used to express their interest while also maintaining an intention for building ways to weave the children’s relationships together. Needle felting is a process that uses barbed needles to interlock wool fibers to form…
Maya Parenti born 11/15/19
Bruno and Zoe welcome Maya Parenti to the Bodhi and Charlie crew. Such a delighted older brother! Congrats to all the Parentis! Food train info coming soon. xoxoxoxoxox
Wine with Roleen
Parents reported back that Wine with Roleen was a wonderful, thought provoking night in good company in a beautiful environment. Jordan (Dillon, EW) was kind enough to share her notes . . . Podcast: Raising good humans: Dr. Aliza Pressman. Episode: Mindful Discipline with Dr. Shauna Shapiro intention: why am I here? What do I…
“It’s a very good sound.” -Miles
Through music, children can express their thoughts, ideas, and emotions. Over the years, we have developed a relationship with Stuart Grant, a music educator. He visits the school every week to collaborate with the children and the teachers and the teachers make time to reflect and brainstorm with him to move the work forward. We…