As the Front Yard area is getting more care and love from the children, the teachers are noticing their deep interest in bugs. With this in mind, the teachers thought a worm compost bin would fill in the circle from compost to edible foods. The children worked on this sign stating how to take…
In El Charro the children gravitated toward the historic photos on the wall and sat down to talk with Pedro, who told us he has worked there for close to thirty years. All the children in this story are four years old. They are the interviewers and the photographers. Theo: Is there trucks who do delivering?…
Westwingers took their rolling turn around the neighborhood on Wednesday. Savor here the formally commissioned evidence. (Remember, too, you can download images right from the blog, and if you’d ever like a higher resolution version of something particularly winning, just ask Jona) — Documentation Committee [click for slideshow, wait a moment for the load-up, then…
On last week’s remarkably beautiful Tuesday morning, Eastwingers ruled the sidewalks for fifteen-or-so glorious minutes. Your Documentation Committee was there. (By the way, all these often frameworthy images have been brutally compressed for blog purposes. If you’d ever like a proper hi-res version, just ask Jona.) [click for slideshow, wait a moment for the load-up,…
As the weather changes, so does the environment around us at New School-West. The tree anchoring the front yard bike path shed its leaves in Fall and is now budding and offering new shades and shadows. The butterflies migrate to a warmer place and days are growing longer. These changes influence children’s interaction with our environment.…
Theo, Chloe Paloma, Ren, Max, Alice and Zoe K. had an idea for a story about two princesses: Ava and Isabella. They live in a castle with their mother and father, the Queen and King, and their brother, Prince Jack. They also wanted to feature a grandma, who lives in a hotel castle in New…
THE NSW NEWS October 14, 2015 “…Because as humans, we need to belong. To one another, to our friends and families, to our culture and…
Melanie and John announced their BIG NEWS! Baby ‘O’ (Oropallo) will arrive in September. We’re telling all the children this week and their responses will most likely be woven into your dinner conversation. With that, it’s safe to say you may get into some dialogue that has you thinking. . .ah. . .what do I…
Just in case this comes up tonight in conversation – Every month we practice a safety drill and today was the day. It starts with getting used to the very loud alarm bell in each classroom. After we get used to the sound during circle time, we begin to walk our evacuation plan; exit with…
In the Communication Center, Ava, Alice and Fiona grabbed 3 pieces of partner drawing paper (11×17), put their chairs together, and started taping and stapling papers together. Their creation grew and grew and grew, longer and longer, so long they had to move to the floor. Ava: Look what we’re working on together! It’s the ‘Rapunzel’…