October 22, 2019 Hosted at the Payne’s home Hello, friends. It was a sweet morning in a beautiful setting and as always, I learned from all of you. Thank you, Erika, for hosting. It was an intimate gathering surrounded by the warmth of your home and with no particular agenda, we managed to cover a lot…
We are glad you’re safe, Dylan.
It was a different day that started at 3am for two of our NSW families. We send good wishes and offer our support to the Eshelman’s (Leo EW) and to the Fields family (Dylan WW), who had to leave their homes while it was still dark to stay with family because of the Getty fire.…
If It’s Not Real, Why Is It Moving? -Poppy P.
Today we took a walk in the neighborhood and encountered a large moving inflatable cat, sparking questions and comments: Helena: Look at the decoration! Rondie: Is it real? Dylan: It’s pretend. Poppy: If it’s not real, why is it moving? Poppy had some feelings about the cat and was able to express her fears to…
“We can also change.” -Juliet
The children’s first opportunity to “act out a show” together in the Cactus Theater in the East Wing was approached individualistically. The teachers kept hearing, “I want to be…!, My idea is…!” and the characters didn’t have a clear role yet. Listening to each other appeared difficult and no clear agreement between the players was…
Contributions this week
Comedy Night, 2019
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Sunday evening for our last ever NSW Comedy Night. The comedians were hilarious, food was delicious and most importantly, the company was wonderful. It was incredible to have just as many alum parents attend as current parents and to see everyone together celebrating NSW and the end…
Contributions this week.
Snack was prepared by Eli, Finn, Uma, Arnon (dropped it off early), Keaton, Santi and Juliette. The turtle tank was cleaned by Julius (Finn) and Haris (Phedon) who worked all morning with the children.
Day in the Life
Sarah (Presley, WW) was kind with her time and enjoyed observing some of the afternoon goings on at NSW last month. Here are some of the moments she captured.
“Are we going to eat this?” -Santi
The children noticed a pumpkin growing in the Community Garden on the side of the East Wing. As the days passed, the children noticed that the colors of the pumpkin were changing from green to orange. When the leaves started to die, we decided to harvest the pumpkin and let it ripen in the Paper…
“Because avocados are green.” -Lily
While working in the House Area, the EW children discovered that flower petals make marks on paper. This inspired the teachers to offer further discoveries through color, mark-making, and natural materials. To extract colors and see compost as more than a different kind of trash, we investigated natural dyeing processes. The teachers saved specific compost…