TKG LEARN: Orbital Basics @ the Downey Space Center
We learn by doing! On this recent field trip to the Downey Space Center we learned about: orbits, robotics, stars, public speaking, engineering…and more! This was one of our experiments:
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“From Under Our Big Tree” Newsletter #10: The Redwoods (9-11 Class)
“Be in beta. Do things badly. Abandon perfectionism. Following this advice can seem nearly impossible when pitted against our identity. But when we allow ourselves to go into the rapid iteration of trial and error, like a child learning to walk, the feel-good neurological response just may charm away the …
“From Under Our Big Tree” Weekly Newsletter #9 – The Acorns (5 to 7)
Weekly Newsletter #7 – 5 to 7 Class “Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.” ― Rumi It feels like every year about this time some students begin getting silly with the idea of having no teachers. Usually they talk about how they would mess …
TKG Enrollment Information Night – 21 Jan 2016
Welcome to The Knowing Garden. Join our community of self-propelled learners inspired to take risks and innovate. The Knowing Garden Elementary School offers a collaborative and interactive approach to education. Our teacher and parent community empowers individuals to love learning, cultivate relationships, embrace nature and engage with the world as innovators and catalysts. Our …
“From under our big tree” Newsletter: #5 – 5 to 7 Class (11 Oct 2015)
“I think you cannot mess up art.” – Harriette Wardwell What an exciting week! We have had our first official parent teachers in the classroom, we are becoming more and more independent, our caterpillars arrived, we made our own playdough and then created apples for our backyard plans. The playdough …
“From Under Our Big Tree” Newsletter: Week #3 in the 7 to 9 Class (2015)
The Knowing Garden From under our big tree… 27 September 2015 Weekly Newsletter #3 – 7 to 9 Class “Connection is the energy that is created between people when they feel seen, heard and valued, when they can give and receive without judgement.” -Brene Brown Otoño ha llegado! (fall has arrived). On the …
9 to 11 Class Opening This Fall – TKG Begins Year Five in September
The Knowing Garden is proud to announce that we will open our third classroom, for students ages 9 to 11, this Fall. Our founding students, along with some new colleagues, are set to break ice and sail on toward extending their academic endeavors and community involvement. Magdalena Garcia, will walk …
TKG KNOW: Let Your Kids Ride the Bus Alone
One of our goals at TKG: to give students and parents many opportunities to see things through a different lens. Try on wonder, mischief, be a scientist or a shaman…when openness or growth becomes a mindset, your potential changes immediately. This week’s resource, from The Atlantic/Education was chosen to help …
WEEK 17 NEWSLETTER “From Under Our Big Tree” (Focus on our growing community)
“We don’t have to sit at a desk. No homework. I feel good at school. I always rush my mom to get out of the house to come to school.” -Bennett Valdez Thank you for coming to our Monthly Parent Meeting, it is always good to build community with you. We …