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A Day In The Life At NSW
“Want to help me play this game?” -Sol
Designed to include a variety of loose parts, the EW Exploration Room offers these open-ended materials to welcome children to collaborate, invent, construct, evaluate and modify. Such an event transpired when Sol combined a tube, wooden board, washers and clothespins to invent a game and then invited Quinn to join him. Sol: Hey Quinn, want…
East Wing Mixer
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“I changed my mind.” -Georgia
Today, Laz’s mom Jess came to make snack with the children. She brought a selection of seeds, zucchini, pasta, kale, and ingredients for pesto. The children tasted the seeds. Some of them were reluctant. And many tasted the variations offered: plain pumpkin…
It’s a Girl!
We are delighted to share the news that Teacher Cynthia is pregnant with a girl! Her due date is April 2nd, 2017. When we told the children – they cheered with delight!
A Day In The Life At NSW
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East Wing Back To School Night
[Show slideshow] Reflections: Eva – You are exemplifying constructivism. Everything is made from scratch. No agenda but to support learning and interests. Intentional and developed creations, so detailed, more so than what adults are often capable of. So inspiring. Kate – My 5th year, every back to school night is so different. It’s amazing to see the…
Making Appointments
The West Wing appointments organize the schedule to support children throughout their day. The schedule is built for long periods of uninterrupted time for freely chosen play with teacher support and for teacher guided, small group work. Research informs us that children make better all around progress in settings where there is a balance of…
Mrs. Nelson’s Book Fair Pics!
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“There are lots of round things in body parts.” -Juliette
The Mo Willems’ Gerald and Piggie book, A Big Guy Took My Ball, is a favorite of the West Wing children. During a clay exploration, I referred to this story in order to engage the group in a figure investigation in the exploration space. Zelda: Look at this! (Holding up a clay coil) Teacher Jess: It…