Birthday! This week the Cilantros celebrated Leo’s 4th birthday. Happy birthday, Leo! Knowing that Leo is a lover of literacy, the Cilantros made sure Leo had his favorite books visible to be read throughout the day and invited him to dress up in his favorite character costumes. Leo’s parents were also part of the action.…
Birthdays This week the Cilantro’s celebrated Jack’s 4th birthday. Happy birthday, Jack! We started our morning circle celebrating Jack with one of his favorite movement songs — The Solar System Song! What started as a pair dancing, turned into a full circle of children holding hands orbiting around Jack. It was so special to watch!…
From the moment the children enter the school, we intentionally design a curriculum to express their internal and external uniqueness so that they begin to recognize the different elements that contribute to their identities and its effect on our group identity. These expressions are captured in their ID panels. We have revisited their ID panels…
Rather than chug your beer or mixed drink, take time to hold it in your mouth and appreciate its taste. If you have a hard time moderating your pace, try to stick with drinks Twelve-step program that have low alcohol content. Binge drinkers often have a harder time with tasks that involve impulse control, leading…
Remember way back in the fall when the Cilantros became interested in planting cilantro seeds? Well, those cilantro plants have come full circle. After transferring them into a bed in our Community Garden Community, we have watched them grow from little sprouts to past our heads!! Recently, we have observed their beautiful blossoms forming at…
Some of you already know about our online group, the Mints. Some of you were actually a part of the group before you joined us on ground! And some of you are thinking. . . Who are the Mints, anyway? With the amazing leadership of our teacher Jen (who sadly moved to Maryland in…
Children’s names hold value and meaning to each individual and learning them connects to all other types of knowledge. We use their name as a resource to extend their learning of letters and words. For example, they enthusiastically turn to a friend and let them know when they recognize the same letters in both their…
A special WELCOME to Colson Maxwell Bernthal who joined his family on the 10th of April at 2:18pm. Congratulations Julie, Nick, Jack, and Georgia on your new baby!! This month we celebrated birthdays with Evelyn, Rufus, Poppy, and Uma. We hope they have an exciting year filled with learning and adventure. We would like to…
Hello, Friends. Earth Day was April 22nd and many of us celebrated the day in a variety of meaningful ways in recognition of our role in preserving and supporting our Earth’s well-being as responsible citizens. Be it planting a garden, composting our food scraps, riding or walking instead of driving, recycling, turning off the lights,…
Our Aloe friends have been working closely with the children in the Mint group via Zoom, note making, videos and photographs. A few months ago, the Mints began growing sunflower seeds. With the Aloes, they have been exploring and testing different methods to support the sunflowers to grow. This past Saturday, April 17th, the Mints…