What a special day for the children, the teachers and all who volunteered. The children voted on the menu (think burritos, fries and strawberries with whipped cream!), handled all of the decor and put the bouquets together. There are a lot of photos from the event – we tried to capture pictures of each child. A highlight of the day – Roleen’s ‘toasts’ filled with gratitude and love. See video of one (below) using the password venice1987
In the front yard, there are multiple building materials for construction and the teachers predict they will observe children building a relationship with each other and the tools. The teachers noticed that the children enjoyed building but recognized there was something missing and wanted to offer a social challenge to their building. We decided the…
What a great morning with Gracie, Leah, Mazzy and Madeleine. Mazzy said it best as we walked back to school from the bus stop…”What a great morning!” [Show slideshow] 1 2 3 ►
In the sand area, Crosby and Mica pour sand through the structure hole, catch it on the opposite side and exclaim, “I got sand!” and then they throw the handful of sand into the cardboard box. Lola comes by and sits in the box. Mica: No, no! It’s not ready yet! Teacher Stefanie steps in to…
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Archie’s family, Georgeanna and Grandma Karen came to share holiday traditions. They read Eight Chanukah Lights at morning circle time and used fuzzy balls instead of gold coins to play dreidel outside. Then, it was time for the latkes! Thank you for sharing your family traditions with NSW – Happy Holidays!!
One morning, while playing in the front yard, Naomi was experiencing a sad moment. She began to cry and expressed her emotions to the teacher. It’s part of our New School-West culture to support one another and to offer a variety of avenues to the children to expresses their feelings, such as writing in their…
[Show slideshow] Thoughts from Roleen… It was another great Wine with Roleen. Thanks, Sean and Mike (Jacob WW), for hosting our intimate gathering of 10. It was the perfect setting for even more intimate conversations and I love that I continue to learn from this community of parents who are so supportive and compassionate. It…
Our NSW ladies are wed. It’s been a wonderful invitation to the holiday season of joy as we celebrate all this love for the promise of connection throughout our lifetimes. Take a moment and celebrate and warm the season. Presenting: Mr. and Mrs. Gurolla Mr. Foo and Mrs. Solyom Foo Mrs. and Mrs. Reyes…
The teachers noticed a shared interest in sign making after the children created their first community sign that read: Welcome to the New School West. They wanted to continue to work on the next sign. We took time to look at the Front Yard and we decided to create a sign for our Living Garden. This…