This Saturday, December 3rd 10:00 am – 3:00 pm at NSW Get your holiday shopping done in one fell swoop! · Celebrate the season with family and friends · Enjoy chili, tamales, hot cider, and a bake sale · Peruse the wares of local artisans, crafters, and retailers such as Pebbles, Rowdy Sprout, Jenn Leitzes Jewelry, Taschen Books,…
Journals
It’s Teacher Holiday Gift Time…
It’s Teacher Holiday Gift Time… Dear Families: …Juicing oranges. Making rockets, airplanes and things that course through tubes. Exploring the neighborhood. Helping plants grow…. Every week, the blog offers us glimpses into our children’s lives at New School West. And, it’s the teachers that make it all happen. These little things that seem so simple—things that…
Parent Enrichment Presentation EAST and WEST wings
December 6th from 3:30-5:00 while the kids are at school, join Paola and Silvana for a presentation on the progress of the children’s work in the entire school and how it has influenced our environment. This afternoon is for both the EAST and WEST Wing parents. Sign up on the door to let us know…
Open Studio Rescheduled
Since this was organized so very last minute, we’re going to cancel tonight and reschedule for Monday, 12/5 from 6:00-8:30. Sign up on the entrance door to save a spot for Open Studio at NSW. Wire demonstration next Monday!
Thanksgiving Feast 11/23/11
2011_11_23 – Thanksgiving Feast, a set on Flickr. Click to see a collection of additional tantalizing pictures from Wednesday’s Thanksgiving Feast! –Documentation Committee
Mind In The Making
It was another inspiring night with Patricia Hunter McGrath as she walked us through the key points of The Mind in the Making by Ellen Galinsky. I think there were about 45 people in attendance and it was great to see some NSW parents in the audience as well as our tireless teachers! Thanks to…
There are 4 kinds of airplanes – Brendan
The paper airplane group is making a large scale model of an airplane in the front yard. When debate began about whether or not there should be propellers and what shape the nose should be, the kids suggested visiting the Santa Monica Airport to check out planes. How many wheels does a plane have anyway?…
2011_11_5 SECRET DINNER #3 11/5/11
2011_11_5 SECRET DINNER #3, a set on Flickr. Click to see some pictures of the third Secret Dinner… the French Farm feast! — Documentation Committee
SECRET DINNERS 1 & 2, 11/5/11
2011_11_5 SECRET DINNERS 1 & 2, a set on Flickr. Click to see pictures from Saturday’s annual Secret Dinner Fundraiser — three gatherings, in three households, with three cuisines. This year all three dinners sold out, which is to say, mission accomplished. Here are some pictures from Italy and Japan, via West LA. (Dinner number…
Halloween Parade, Set 3 of 3 – 10/31/11
2011_10_31 Halloween Parade 3, a set on Flickr. Click to see NEARLY INNUMERABLE ADDITIONAL images from the day of the Halloween Parade, probably the most exhaustively photographed event of the year. Just about the whole batch has been included, for the purposes of providing every choice of personal favorite shots from this very special morning.…