Happy Thanksgiving, All! This past week started off with a healing bouquet from Jordan’s (Dillon, WW) family Malibu home. She shared reminders of the life that thrives in the midst of the fires with bougainvillea and eucalyptus picked from their garden. Then, Beto donated a frozen turkey to auction off for the staff! What a…
Parent Partners
Sound Wall
While parents brought in items to support the request for the Front Yard Sound Wall, the children began to make instruments and consider the space at the woodworking table. Ava: I’m bringing an instrument. I’m just not sure how many more sleeps until I bring it. Kirby: You have to bring it soon to put…
This past week’s contributions
This past week, the parent teams were hard at work on the site. The gardening team has filled the custom planter box with soil and hung planter pots on the trellis work they installed. The Beautification Team tried several different researched methods to remove the graffiti on our alley fence and with some hard scrubbing…
“We are better together.” – Roleen
Our objective, which we always will pursue, is to create an amiable environment, where children, families, and teachers feel at ease. . . at home. Loris Malaguzzi Do nothing without meaning. To live is to find the meaning of life. Carlina Rinaldi It was a night long overdue and it was great to…
Contributions this week.
Last Saturday, Roleen and Ellen Khokha taught their Reggio class on ground at New School-West The Stevens (Harrison EW), Michies (Hayes EW), and the Karsentys (Diego WW) hosted a yummy Mediterranean Night with good spirits all around. On Tuesday, and every first Tuesday of the month, the parents host the the teachers for lunch! Thanks,…
Last week’s contributions
Flowers and compost scraps to feed the worms that keep our garden beautiful were donated by Diego (WW). Aric (Everly WW) made and donated the first of three planter boxes for the side yard while Harold (Diego WW) donated trellises. All of them on the Gardening team, John (Kirby WW) and Naomi (Tallulah WW) and Brandi…
Last week’s contributions
While Roleen and I were attending a California Mentor Director training in a remote, Franciscan, monastic retreat space near San Francisco, The New School-West rocked on… We started the week with Luca (WW) and mom Katrina bringing snack and creating the menu and Agnes (EW) and mom Amanda added to the snack and made pancakes.…
This week’s contributions
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.…
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…
This week’s contribution
We’re seeing a lot of sweet transitions into school with parents sitting with children and making the snack menu. It’s also really empowering to look forward to making the snack on your own if you’re familiar with the process like a lot of our East Wingers. Thank you for spending the time and for thinking…