Enjoy, share, and start a conversation or two! — Documentation Committee [click for slideshow, wait a moment for the load, then click to go faster] 1 2 ►
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“The birds and squirrels don’t know where their home is?” -Rio
Teacher Flora found a chandelier on the side of the road and brought it to NSW as a provocation. Working with Teachers Jessica and Amy, the children investigated it and began to dismantle it while discussing its possible uses. The children pulled out the bulb sockets and wires. They removed the bobeches and gained an intimate…
WW TRIKE-A-THON, Pictures from the Big Event! 4/13/2016
Westwingers took their rolling turn around the neighborhood on Wednesday. Savor here the formally commissioned evidence. (Remember, too, you can download images right from the blog, and if you’d ever like a higher resolution version of something particularly winning, just ask Jona) — Documentation Committee [click for slideshow, wait a moment for the load-up, then…
Pictures from a Day-In-The-Life, 3/17/2016
Documentation Committee is your fly on the wall… Enjoy. [click for slideshow, wait a moment for loading, then click to go faster] 1 2 ►
From a Day-In-The-Life, 3/7/2016
Monday it rained. Remember? Here’s a peek at what went on that day at school. For clarification and elaboration, we recommend interviewing your at-hand, primary source. — Documentation Committee [click for slideshow, give it a moment to load, then click to go faster]
Parent Enrichment Night, 2/10/16, Pix Give a Taste…
What’s happening at NSW on a perfect evening in February? Folks packed the house for Parent Enrichment Night to mingle, nosh, and wander about the school spaces. We also heard from Cindy and Sam, who gave a substantive, poignant, and enlightening presentation on a core component of the NSW experience: painting. Our children are impressive,…
Photos from a Day-In-The-Life, 2/23/2016
100 examples of things that happened on Thursday! View, enjoy, and share these pictures — 100 conversation starters — from our Documentation Committee. [click for slideshow, wait a moment for load, then click to go faster] 1 2 … 4 ►
“We can sing about fire trucks.” -Teddy
Since the start of the school year, the WW children have been working with Stuart, a Musician who comes every Wednesday to support the children in building knowledge about music. At the beginning, the children explored sounds through unconventional materials, such as test tubes and paper. This eventually evolved to beat exploration with the Djembe drum,…
“Why did it make you cry?” – Luke
The West Wing food exploration has lead us to soup. While discussing ingredients, onions came up and the teachers shared that they make us cry. Believing themselves immune, some children volunteered to cut onions for the soup. At reflection meeting the children shared their experience. Cooper: We were crying a lot. Even after we…
“Thank you for coming and building.” -Palmer
In the Exploration Room, the children have been testing different strategies to move clay using rope. The teachers observed them dragging, knocking and lifting blocks of clay and discussed the possibility of collaborating with parents to create a context for the children to explore different types of motion. When Brian (WW Van) and Nick (WW…