Last Friday, a small group of children teamed up with our resident gardener, Sarah Pinder (Sam’s mom), and Paola to harvest herbs from the NSW walkway garden. With a little help the children trimmed the herbs and took in the each distinct fragrance. Basil: “I use that for lemon juice” ~Laurel Mint: “I know mint…
Journals
fragrance of herbs
fragrance of herbs Originally uploaded by thenewschoolwest
Ready for Face Paint
MVI_1337 Originally uploaded by thenewschoolwest On Thursday morning while working in the house area Lucy Compton noticed a book that Mia had brought to school for all the friends to see. It was a book about face painting. She asked Silvana if she could take it into the house area and then sat and looked…
EW Back to School Night – Photo Set & Notes- 9/22/10
DSCN3047 Originally uploaded by NSW photostream Click the photo to the right to view a few photos of parents touring the EW classroom at Back to School Night last week! The West Wing’s Back to School Night is October 6th. *************************************************************************** EW Back to School – Notes On Back to School Night, parents from the…
Kid’s Night Out 10/9 Saturday
Save the date for the year’s first Kid’s Night Out on 10/9 at New School-West. From 4:00-8:00 make plans for yourself while the kids spend time with Samantha and Yoli investigating photography. The kids can come in pjs and we’ll be sharing dinner and snuggling together on pillows watching Scholastic Classic Book movies while playing at school ‘after hours’! Sign…
Day in the Life & Documentation Co. – Photo Set
IMG_4906 Originally uploaded by NSW photostream Click the photo on your right to view children exploring, creating and learning with each other and their teachers in this “Day in the Life” series (candid photos of children at school during the average day) brought to you this year, by our parent Documentation Committee. Today, in just…
Something to think about
Based on a true story, transcript only mildly fictionalized. Lev, blond, three feet tall, just turned three years old arrives at school. Sage, blond, three feet tall, just turned three years old arrives at school. They are classmates, and they are new friends for each other. Sage directs herself meaningfully across the yard to Lev,…
Woodworking
Woodworking was introduced in the Front Yard! Woodworking was introduced in the Front Yard last week. Thanks to Sage’s Dad, Zed (Lavender WW), we have beautiful new furniture he built that we are using to create a new center for the children to experience all aspects of woodworking. Initially, this space was to be set up…
Communication without paper
During the month of August, the children explored the East Wing Communication Area and its array of materials to use to express ideas, as well as to explore and master the use of constructive tools. Habitually, the children used materials with adhesives to add decorations to their letters to friends and families. As the materials became…
The Block Area
To support the development of new relationships, the expertise of children who are familiar with the school areas is considered when assigning appointments. In this experience, Hannah was receptive to Raven’s guidance as their play and building evolved: Hannah: “This bear needs to go here.” Raven: “No more bears, no more big ones. We need…