Parents, you may have noticed a new feature on our playground after Spring Break: the Pendulum. The pendulum is an excellent tool for developing eye-hand-coordination, since the “pull down to make it go up” notion is not intuitive for children. They can also be creative about what goes into the bucket, and using the bucket as […]
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Maps
Lately, students of all ages have been enthused by maps.
busy hands after lunch today…
Between lunch and Zen time, the “non-nappers” have some time to work alone. Here is some of today’s work….
Passover Celebration
Earlier this morning, we paused to celebrate Passover at school. We are grateful to Matt Berg for coming to tell the story of Passover, share some matzo with the students and hide the afikomen. Yes, we even had gluten-free matzo! Breaking and tasting the matzo… The afikomen has been spotted!
Good times on a Friday
Friday was such a nice day, both inside and out…
More Vegetable Ink
After starting with spinach ink last week, our students have been hard at work this week, making more ink out of beets, cabbage and onions. Students making paint from yellow onions this morning. Our collection of ink: 3 different kinds of cabbage and spinach!
Spring has sprung
Our playground has evidence that it’s springtime, and it’s time to get to work! The animals are ready to come out to play… The kids have invented their own catapult… The sandbox is full… …and the “train” needs to be fixed!
Mud Box
Last week we unveiled the playground’s newest feature, the Mud Box. Children’s love of digging is part of their connection to Nature. The Mud Box does have an open bottom, so they can dig into the Earth itself–without getting their clothes too dirty.
Germs are Spreading
We are grateful that on Friday, one of our student’s parents came to talk to the school about germs. She brought with her a model of a cold germ (magnification 1 million+) and discussed how germs live on and in our bodies. Germs also spread when we touch each other. This was simulated with gold […]
Spinach ink
Yesterday, our little artists learned to make their own ink. With Dorte’s guidance, they make ink out of Spinach and then used it on some art!
“I don’t want to…”
Today in circle, our finger-puppet friends told some stories about things that happened to them recently. Our students can tell you how each of these stories ends… Belinda the Hummingbird didn’t want to get dressed. Anthia the Butterfly didn’t want to go to bed. Ricardo the Bat didn’t want to go home.
Yoga Friday
In today’s meeting our students practiced their yoga, and discussed its benefits. “To breathe” and “to get strong” were some of the students’ reasons as to why we benefit from yoga.