Join The Team Edit“Join The Team” We are hiring creative & collaborative teachers, coordinators and project managers who inspire hands-on learning with the essence of Reggio Emilia communities. Come meet us! LEAD TEACHER (AGES 6-8) Our Nature Grower’s teacher is a creative educator responsible for preparing whole-child, nature- and place-based …
Not your typical first day around here, our #firstdayofschool traditions include play, building relationships, and sunflowers. These traditions were designed to build a community that can work through just about anything. First, play. Play is a child’s work. You can’t standardize learning through play and that’s why it trips everyone …
A beloved TKG Tradition is our Celebration of Learning. Our community gathers, as a show of deep support, to celebrate students and create value for their ownership in the process of learning. It supports our mission to offer an interactive and collaborative approach to education. The projects, or examples of work, …
“How were you brave? How were you kind? How did you fail? What are you grateful for? These four little questions can be a helpful tool for unwinding a busy day at school and supporting a growth/flexible mindset for your student. It takes the focus away from pain and directs …
Setting limits without rewards and punishment is hard to do but, we believe that in the long run the choice to support win-win solutions is nurturing confident and capable self-advocates and community members. from Aha! Parenting by Dr. Laura Markham Yesterday, we talked about why empathic limits are the secret …
This has been a wild year! COVID pushed us all outside our comfort zones. It is incredible how our teachers and community have supported one another in creating an outdoor classroom environment that has protected the social-emotional well-being AND development of our students. If they weren’t doing this so well, …
TKG Summer Pods are now enrolling – beginning June 28 through Aug 27th. Nature-based, this is personalized learning in an outdoor setting. Join TKG for multi-age outdoor school this Summer! Choose from a combination of 2 or 3 days a week from 9am-1pm. Students will follow a curriculum that is …
Goals and intentions TKG is meeting outdoors in small pods, not indoors for any part of the school day This plan is created to help us preserve TKG values of hands-on learning and empowerment Developmental progress will be the first factor for assignments into small groups. Parents will not send …
At TKG, we believe that students are people who are developing in their own way and at their own rate. We favor a holistic approach to assessment that includes academic, social, and emotional development of each child. Therefore, assessment of progress is through anecdotal observation, individual student conferences, formative assessments, …
