by Annie Murhpy Paul/The Brilliant Blog The best way to remember facts might be to set them to music. Medical students, for example, have long used rhymes and songs to help them master vast quantities of information, and we’ve just gotten fresh evidence of how effective this strategy can be. …
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” ― Harriet Tubman Hello Community! Here are some highlights from our classrooms: Meeting Discussions: Upstairs (students ages 5 to 7) …
“The trouble is if you don’t spend your life yourself, other people spend it for you.” ― Peter Shaffer, Five Finger Exercise: A Play More new beginnings this week! Drums, Chess, Spanish…thanks for supporting TKG’s growth. Let’s get to this week in our classrooms: Meeting Discussions: Bill of Rights! Sprouts said …
At TKG, we take inspiration from the Reggio Emilia approach to learning. While it is gaining popularity in pre-schools across the country, it is still an emerging practice in elementary schools. We invite you to explore…some Questions (and Answers) about Project Work! READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT UnderThreeRoofs What …
From The Brilliant Report: How To Give Good Feedback Monday, March 18, 2013 When effectively administered, feedback is a powerful way to build knowledge and skills, increase motivation, and develop reflective habits of mind in students and employees. Too often, however, the feedback we give (and get) is ineffectual or …
“Schools as we know them are obsolete.” That’s the bold assertion of Sugata Mitra, who has been spending many years exploring how young people teach themselves (and each other) without a “teacher” and whose focus is on “What is going to be the future of learning?” Mitra begins his talk …
The Knowing Garden From under our big tree… Sunday 11 December 2011 Week 12: Ginger Explores Cultures Week 12 began with designing and flying a kite on park day and evolved into lots of chair building. Numbers, flags, pillows (big motor), slides (big motor), studios, and boxes were added to …
Hello Everybody! Don’t forget…our monthly Community Meeting is TOMORROW (Saturday May 7th) at 10am. Please contact us for location details. We’ll cover program, tuition and enrollment. Click below to see some creative ideas on turning trash into toys! Thanks for the share Andrea.
Hello again! There will be a multi-family garage sale, in North Redondo area (Farrell), this Sunday (Jan 23rd) morning beginning at 7am. This is an easy way to try to sell those items you are still wanting to get rid of and make a cash donation to The Knowing Garden. …
