[Show slideshow] 1 2 3 ► What a night! These reflections and photos paint a beautiful picture of a very special evening! Thank you to everyone for their tireless effort and hard work, which made this bash a smashing success! Cheers to the New School West Community! ___________________________________________________________________________ “An evening under the stars with…
“Tuesday’s coffee was a much needed morning for me. Our family is in a state of uncertainty with a big move coming up. Our two kids are not handling the transition well and it has been a rough couple of weeks. The amazing women in Tuesday’s group listened and offered sage advice, which I already…
The EW teachers are focused on the children becoming a caring community. Though many of them have the tools to label their emotions and talk through their conflicts, their actions show a disconnection to their words. After the teachers shared their observations with each other, they decided to focus efforts on helping the children with…
In the EW, the teachers theorized that it was easier for the children to discuss difficult situations when they occurred to someone else. We introduced ‘persona dolls’ and have incorporated them into the classroom. Their names are Jane, Jill, Hector, and Sylvester. I shrunk images of them down to use as story props in the Communication Center…
Every day, the children develop a deeper connection with the living bugs, different plants, flowers, herbs, and vegetables they’ve been planting in the front yard garden. During this process of planting, the children encounter many different moments that support the development of a long-lasting sensitivity with our world. Grey: Look! Look, Mica. The flower is orange!…
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During an afternoon appointment, a group of children entered the Building Area and were welcomed with a sign that invited them to add to the existing structure and repair the pieces if that fell. This experience was filled with a series of encounters that challenged the children to problem solve. Below are a few vignettes:…
Today at 10:00am, we practiced a safety drill and went to our meeting place on May Street. The children sat in their work groups with their teachers and responded, “here” when they heard their name called as designated teachers checked all bathrooms and small areas, grabbed your sign-in sheet from this morning, the yellow contact cards,…
The West Wing Building Area is a space where children have opportunities to collaborate. Sometimes these experiences begin with a common idea and other times children begin with individual ideas and are challenged to figure out ways to connect with the group. During a morning appointment, Coco begins to create a sidewalk next to the…
Our neighborhood walks continue to support the dialogues that open the world of interconnectedness we are trying to accomplish as a community of caring and curious individuals. We came across a butterfly on the ground. Eliotte: I know about Monarch butterflies. Aiden: So do I. Zelda: How did the butterfly die? Aiden: Once they get…