Nancy and David (Kou, WW) are gifting NSW a few things this year and we are over the moon, grateful. 1. Upgraded WiFi routers that will cover entire school with added security and super simple management tools. 2. New stereo for all the rooms and outdoor spaces. We will hook up new Sonos speakers throughout…
Music
This week’s contributions
Flowers forever! Thank you to Agnes (EW), Quinn (WW), and Hendriks (WW) for the gorgeous flowers Monday. Just so you know, the flowers’ usefulness doesn’t end when they fade. They are brought to the Front Yard for the outdoor kitchen, paper making, and coming soon – creating natural dyes. And snack! Arrow’s (EW) family (dad Peter…
“Listen. I slide, then tap.” – Avey
On our first day back in the new school year with Stuart, our intention going into Sound and Movement was just to reconnect with Stuart and his instruments. He brought back his djembe and guitar, instruments the children became familiar with last year, and a few familiar games. Jacob taps the djembe very lightly and…
A DAY IN THE LIFE AT NSW
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East Wing Winter Sing – Entire Performance on Video
For those of you unable to attend- here is the performance in its entirety! What a show!
West Wing Winter Sing- Entire Performance on Video!
For those of you unable to attend- here is the performance in its entirety! What a show!
East Wing Winter Sing
Another great day at New School West! The children had such a wonderful time sharing their songs and hard work with friends and family. What a special community! [Show slideshow] 1 2 3 ►
West Wing Winter Sing
What a special day! The kids loved sharing their beautiful songs with family and special friends. Per usual, the teachers and staff completely ‘rocked it!’ [Show slideshow] 1 2 ►
“The community drawing to show everyone our song.” – Rio
By asking a provocative question, Teacher Jennifer invited the “There’s a Fly on my Hat” song group into symbolic communication and story structure. Teacher Jennifer: How would someone know how the song starts? Archer: You could just show them. Jennifer brings out paper and pens. The children communicate about which symbols to include. The story…
“There is a fly on your hat.” – Gus
Before the children went into the Atelier to meet with Stuart, our sound and music teacher, the group sat on the couch and chose books to read. Gus chose Llama, Llama, Red Pajama. As we read, Gus would point to the highlighted words and ask. “What is that word?” He then would listen to the…