“Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.” ― Henry David Thoreau, Walden Good Morning! You may have heard that our Innovation Lab/Project Time has a new layer. We began with role playing in the neighborhood and developing characters and making mini books. For one of our books, my provocation …
“Happiness, not in another place but this place…not for another hour, but this hour.” ― Walt Whitman Thank you to everyone who helped us to get ready for our first information night of the year! Every minute that you spent cleaning, measuring, vacuuming, planting, painting, buying, hauling and hanging is so …
At TKG, we create opportunities for physical stimulation and release that can help students to feel regulated and ready to take on learning explorations. Each classroom offers unique opportunities to help students listen to and know their bodies; coupled with Field Day, Crossfit-inspired P.E. and community dance parties, we encourage the flow of oxytocin …
This information, and more information like it, is offered to our Parent Teachers via our weekly newsletter. It is curated to help our parent teachers become immersed in their experience and our community: At TKG, differentiated learning groups and small-group learning maximizes our teachers’ ability to help students stay connected …
“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I …
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.” ― Mahatma Gandhi Dear Community Member, This week was woven with beautiful richness. Prickly Plant eradication at the park, Rain! Rain! Rain!, PE inside a new room, Elle and Monica as teachers, new mathematical thinking, The Story of …
A parent resource focusing on Brain Function and Development… Preschoolers Outsmart College Students In Figuring Out Gadgets MICHELLE TRUDEAU/NPR One of the reasons, at TKG, we are willing to give time for students to process rather than force them to stick to the ‘task’ is because reflecting draws the learning out …
Art Is Vital The best education enables artistic voice and creative habits of mind. JAMES HAMBLIN/The Atlantic JUN 28 2014 At TKG, we value art in the classroom – doing, observing, making, feeling…in order to develop multiple intelligences, we offer opportunities for physical, cognitive, and emotional experiences connected …
When It’s Done With Adults, The Gender Stereotyping We Do With Kids Looks As Ridiculous As It Is Seen on UPWORTHY.COM As parent teachers, we want to stay out of the way of our students as much as possible. One way to do that is to avoid judgement or …
