During a morning drop-off time, Teacher Jen and Zoe Foxley (Gus, EW) engaged in a short discussion about the documentation and progression of Loveland. They reviewed the children’s words about “bad guys” and the jail that was on the outskirts of Loveland. Zoe began to share her perspective from a much bigger lens. As it was…
We’ve talked about feelings, named them, defined them… but then we wondered: What does a feeling look like? We’ve explored photography, tracing, and then we introduced watercolors. The draw of choosing their favorite colors revealed how children quickly confronted that an intention can get lost in expression. Our meaning can be misread, misinterpreted, misunderstood. Color can mean different…
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Reflecting on our work is one of our values in our philosophy. We practice approaching the same idea over and over together when developing a classroom culture that honors community. Questioning each other’s thinking supports children in finding ways to explore and articulate their ideas and to listen deeply to the suggestions of others. In…
This morning in the sand area, the children decide to work together to uncover ancient “dinosaur blood” buried deep beneath the sand. To complete this job, Ozzie requests “the big shovel”. The children agree to the safety procedures necessary and everyone puts their closed-toe shoes on. Rio begins digging. It’s hard work. The shovel is heavy,…
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It’s part of our whole school culture to work together in creating welcoming environments for those entering the spaces after us. So at clean up time, the children in the Mud Pit set up a World for Animals as inspiration for the next group. As the children entered the Mud Pit, they began adding a…
At one point during the day, I watched as some of the children in the WW agree to play “family.” While planning roles, they mentioned the big bad wolf, the three little pigs, and a witch. Caitlin: Pretend the big bad wolf is chasing our family and trying to get the three little pigs! Estelle: Pretend…
A great morning was had by all during the West Wing Trike-a-Thon! Proceeds from this event will help support two of our NSW grads – Live Shimanovsky and Sona Brinkman. Please click on the links below to help support our friends. https://buildingstrength.networkforgood.com/projects/51623-new-school-west-trike-a-thon http://www.hopeforsona.org/new-school-west/ Don’t forget to scroll through all…
The EW Trike-a-Thon was a blast! Parents ran alongside their children while the West Wingers cheered them on! The smiles on the children’s faces as they “flew” past the West Wingers was priceless! All of the proceeds from the event help support two of our NSW grads – Live Shimanovsky and Sona Brinkman. …