Category: Community

FROM UNDER OUR BIG TREE: Week 9

The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done. -Jean Piaget Dear Families, Please read about November Park Days (drop off and pick up are at different locations) and don’t …

FROM UNDER OUR BIG TREE: Week 7

“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” ― Ken Robinson, The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything Dear Families, Thank you for another great week.  Your support and passion are the fuel for our growth.  Please be sure to read the section …

TKG LEARN: True School Readiness with Gaile Price, M.A.

KINDERGARTEN READINESS Guest Speaker: Gaile Price, M.A. When asked, award-winning kindergarten teachers revealed the most important skills they want to see in children entering kindergarten ─ emotional management skills, communication skills, curiosity and problem-solving, among others. This highly informative workshop will explore the developmental skills that children need to be …

FROM UNDER OUR BIG TREE: Week 6

The Knowing Garden From under our big tree… 14 October 2012 Week 6 News & Information “Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom.” — Victor Frankl Six Weeks Families! …

TKG KNOW: Twelve Things You Were Not Taught in School about Creative Thinking

Twelve Things You Were Not Taught in School about Creative Thinking Aspects of Creative Thinking that are not usually taught. Author: Michael Michalko We’ve been educated to process information based upon what has happened in the past, what past thinkers thought, and what exists now. Once we think we know …