You are wondering how outdoor school works. Can children really learn outside of a classroom? Don’t they need to be at a desk? What about state standards? First, our environment is responsive to student, teacher, and family. Academic learning is guided within a context of a relationship-based environment. In just …
Our Winter session begins on December 4th! *REGISTER HERE* TKG is offering this time for playful learning, outdoors with a maximum of 5 students to 1 teacher. The group will meet at a park to be determined (not at campus). During their time together, students will be encouraged to play …
TKG is a special place because self-awareness and confidence-building are part of academic learning. By switching phrases from “Be Careful!” to something more specific and open-ended, we all learn about trust, cooperation, collaboration, and resilience. Recently, our classroom has been outdoors and that means, more exposure to experiences with flora …
TKG is now offering Summer Programs, aligned with our School mission & values, for our students and our greater community. Enrollment at TKG is not necessary to participate. The following camps are available this Summer, 2016: SUMMER FIELD DAYS Powered by Eventbrite Nature Week: TKG’s Environmental Stewards Camp July18-22 Powered …
Environmental Stewardship is one of our core values and this article appeared in a recent parent newsletter to help support our commitment to nature: Finding Subirdia Unfortunately, when many of us think about nature, we imagine a pristine preserve far from our neighborhood. This disconnection to nature is one of …
Weekly Newsletter #19 – 7 to 9 Class “The capacity to reflect on one’s own strength and weaknesses, to learn from constructive criticism, and to practice critical reflection by monitoring one’s own work performance and interpersonal interactions is essential to the ability to learn from experience and is the cornerstone of …
PT RESOURCE: How Girls Are Developing Earlier In An Age Of ‘New Puberty’ This article appeared in one of our recent newsletters as a resource for our PTs to start thinking about this developmental age that our students are entering soon: Many girls are beginning puberty at an early age, …
At TKG, we create opportunities for physical stimulation and release that can help students to feel regulated and ready to take on learning explorations. Each classroom offers unique opportunities to help students listen to and know their bodies; coupled with Field Day, Crossfit-inspired P.E. and community dance parties, we encourage the flow of oxytocin …
“The lack of power to take joy in outdoor nature is as real a misfortune as the lack of power to take joy in books” ― Theodore Roosevelt This week, upon returning from our 2 week holiday, we were greeted with weather that reminds us that another break is right around the …
