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…
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…
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.…
The staff traveled to Los Olivos for our 2016 teacher retreat on January 15 & 16. Hosted by Roleen and Jim’s friends, the Dohmeyers, Ron and Pam, we were treated to gorgeous scenery and a private bungalow. The focus for our retreat this year was transparency. TRANSPARENCY: ensuring a sense of depth and perspective. As…
Following up on the Trunk Gallery opening where several families were able to attend, we asked to revisit with the artists. During our parent teacher conferences on 10/12, we scheduled a couple hours for the teachers to visit Trunk Gallery with the lens of collaborative work. Mitchelito and Chalavie paint together, on the same…