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, …
“Mathematics expresses values that reflect the cosmos, including orderliness, balance, harmony, logic, and abstract beauty.” ― Deepak Chopra Don’t forget! We have a field trip to UCLA’s Fowler Museum this Friday. Also, we have our monthly parent meeting on Nov 5 – this is a parent participation event. Special note! Grapes …
A Holiday Kick-Off & Fundraiser Saturday 14 November 2015, 6-8pm @ Barsha Wine & Spirits in Manhattan Beach **************** The Knowing Garden, now in its 5th year, is thrilled to host our 2nd Annual Holiday Kick-Off Party – raising money to support the expansion of our balanced and enriching academic …
Week 5 Documentation & Info – 7 to 9 Class “The most interesting information come from children, for they tell all they know and then stop.” ― Mark Twain Going in to Week 6, it is clear that students and teachers are immersing themselves in the 5 tenets that guide our environment and …
Join TKG for a P.E.T. Workshop: P.E.T. stands for Parent Effectiveness Training. Thomas Gordon, the author and mentor of P.E.T., was nominated for three nobel peace prizes for this work. Also, as a result he received Lifetime Achievement Awards from both the American Psychological Foundation and the California Psychological Association. His approach …
“I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort, where we overlap.” ― Ani DiFranco Hello Community! Here are some highlights from our classrooms: Field/Park Day We grouped up based on classrooms and explored the park through the lens of homes. Once we …
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” Albert Einstein Hello Community! Here are some highlights from our classrooms: Meeting Discussions: UPSTAIRS//We have the right to feel loved! Ask your sprout if they feel loved at school and how they help others feel loved. …
TKG Parenting Workshop: CONSUMING KIDS, THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF CHILDHOOD Tuesday, May 1, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (PT) Our Classroom in Redondo Beach, CA MELODY ELDER M.A. Ed. of Awakened Heart Parenting, will facilitate our conversation on the role of commercialism in the lives and well-being of …
by Peter Gray, An excerpt from Psychology Today In the spring of 2008, Lenore Skenazy, a resident of Queens in New York City, left her 9-year-old son off at Bloomingdale’s in midtown Manhattan, in the middle of a sunny Sunday, gave him a handful of quarters, $20 for emergencies, a …
