Please pick up a succulent in celebration of “Fathers Day” on Sunday, June 19th. And take the time to reflect on all the goodness you bring the children as a father. Think about your father, your father’s father, and all the fathers that supported you in your life. . . all the guidance and nurturing…
I had observed a group of children working in the paper house one afternoon. They were writing number after number and asking me to tell them what the number was or how much “money” their “bill” was. James: What is this number? Otis: (Looks at the number and counts with his fingers) It’s 15! That’s…
With a big heart, NSW opened our doors for the Mar Vista Artwalk. We anticipated sharing the children’s work: the squirrel and bird house, the NSW Newsletter with the children’s interviews with shopkeepers, and the ‘Being Different is Normal’ exhibition. We recorded our own teachers’ stories to entice the public to come and record their…
Our Santa Monica College intern, Isabel, observed the children’s interest in hideouts. They were making them outside and inside all year. She offered some camping stories and the children immediately responded. The East Wingers met to plan and draw designs of a tent- – and helped choose the best spot for the tent: Front Yard…
We can’t thank you enough for your continued support of Sona through the NSW Trike a Thon. You have raised $1325 for FOP research!! With your help we are funding promising research on FOP with a real chance for a life changing cure for Sona and others with this terrible disease. Our family is incredibly…
Teacher Amy hurt her back and is taking time to recover at home. She came to say ‘see you soon’ last week and introduced the cane she was using. Luke: And the cane, guess what? It came from her grandma! The children ‘wish her well’ at circle in the mornings and have called her…
The East Wing shared their ideas for the chandelier – bird/squirrel house with the West Wing. The West Wing children began to design their ideas. Sammy: Maybe we could put the chandelier on the tree and the little houses around it and then we could put two here and that could be for squirrels and two…
In the beginning of the school year, Lev and Eugene had written a letter to an old friend named Asha from their old school. After waiting 8 months, she finally wrote back! There was absolute sheer joy when we told Eugene and Lev that they had a piece of mail. Lev: It was a really…
Last week we walked to the Post Office to deliver letters for Teacher Sam. The children noticed another group of children across the street. They were standing in front of a store that we had never visited. When those children saw us, they all waved and we excitedly waved back. Quinton: Why are they there? Jagger:…