The 5 tenets of our school are: Co-operative Learning, Capacity Building, Brain Development and Function, Constructivism and Whole Child. Below is a highlight from the paper written by Adele Diamond, who is our resource on the topic of Whole Child. Adele Diamond is one of the founders of the field …
Youth Radio — Youth Media International Last month, the California State Senate approved a bill to develop a Creativity and Innovation Education Index, designed to measure how schools are fostering creativity among their students. California is just one of several states to implement a law like this, Massachusetts being the …
The Knowing Garden: From under our big tree… 11 February 2012 Week 19: Bears Go Camping Happy Day! Park day was full of walking and exploring. We climbed our favorite trees, found “clues” like feathers, cones, “skunk poop”, a blue bean bag in a tree, and nut looking seed. Some …
From Want to Prepare Your Kids for the Singularity? Read Jonathan Mugan’s The Curiosity Cycle by Aaron Saenz on singularityhub.com In the future your children won’t just be competing against other children, they’ll be pitted against robots and computers too. What’s a parent to do? Teach them about the best …
New private school in Redondo Beach eschews grades, testing By Rob Kuznia Staff Writer A group of parents has launched a new private elementary school in Redondo Beach that eschews grades and standardized testing and promotes nature-based play by having students meet one day a week outdoors. Later this …
The Knowing Garden From under our big tree… Saturday 28 January 2012 Week 18: More Space Exploration – Planets Harold! Harold! Where is Harold? We shouted for Harold in hopes he could hear us. We read books and wrote in our journals. We explored visual perception and made ourselves appear …
“It all comes back to the importance of action for learning and the fundamental interrelatedness of the different parts of the human being (the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical parts) and of all human beings to one another. Academic achievement, social–emotional competence, and physical and mental health are fundamentally and …
The Knowing Garden From under our big tree… Sunday 22 January 2012 Week 17: Kitties Explore Temperature in Space Kitten role playing continues to play a big role in our day. Occasionally a kitty needs to go to the hospital and recover. This time it was due to pollution …
The Knowing Garden From under our big tree… Monday 16 January 2012 Week 16: Sunny Days in the Garden I love teaching and learning in an open classroom! While we blasted off to “Spaceland” and contemplated how water got into space and on comets, and playing comet catch, we also …
