We had a Secret Dinner and so much fun and enjoyed Southern Comfort food! Thanks to Jeff and Jackie (Olivia WW) for opening your beautiful home to us and for joining talents with Jon and Lauren (Kirby WW) and for all of you who came to support the school and enjoy each other. Astrid…
We had WAFFLES in the Middle Courtyard on Thursday with Brandi (Barrett, WW) and friends Snack was prepared by Kirby, Eli, Mika, and Marina in the West Wing and Isaac, Hayes, and Fiona in the East Wing. Flowers from Indie, Arnon (WW), Isaac and Emilio (EW) brightened our day. We had a farmers…
Last week, Jen and I had prepared some fun activities for the children to work on in the communication and exploration spaces during our rain storm. We noticed that the rain wasn’t falling that hard so we opened up the idea of playing in the rain. Oh! the looks on their faces! Their eyes widened…
Last weekend, Roleen hosted her SMC Reggio course at NSW and parents Emily (Paisley), Melinda (Ephy), Jennifer (Fiona), Alex (Emilio), and Heather (Estelle) came to talk about what it means to be a part of a school that involves Parents as Partners in the learning and how documentation makes the process of learning visible. Adriana…
The Book Fair was a great event – thank you to all the parents and teachers who supported this. Not only did we receive donations from Ava’s (EW) family, but Estelle (EW), Jake, Charlie (EW) and sister Lucy L. (WW), Ennio (WW), and Lily (EW) also dedicated books to the NSW library from Book Fair.…
It’s fall and with the slightly cooler weather comes Cooking With Friends! Kelly Eshelman (Everly, EW) brought supplies for berry pancakes. Accommodating a request by Theo G. for a berry-less pancake, the crew of Luscia, Everly, Bowe and Theo G. mixed and poured, cracking eggs and measuring dry ingredients for delicious dollar sized pancakes! Then after…
The Front Yard is a space where both EW and WW gather to meet and work together. During their first appointment, WWingers Leo and Mabel joined EWinger Henry in the mud pit. Teacher Adriana: I wonder what we can do together. Leo: I don’t know. Henry: Umm, we can make a hole together. He begins to…
It was a fun night on Venice Blvd. this week. Roleen, Kris, Amy, Cindy and Jessica set up the front yard to welcome the public into New School-West for the Mar Vista Art Walk. This season, we decided to display our work on self-portraits. We create self-portraits with children each year in an effort to…