“If plan A doesn’t work, the alphabet has 25 more letters – 204 if you’re in Japan.” ― Claire Cook, Seven Year Switch Listen. Learn. Know. ***IN THIS NEWSLETTER*** click the topic to ‘jump’ to that section Tending the Garden – Father’s Day Hug is this Friday @ Drop Off Parent Teacher Tools – …
Encouraging Percy! The Perseverance of Percy the Turtle “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” ― Confucius, Confucius: The Analects We can learn so much from nature when we take the time to slow down, listen, learn and know! I am so grateful for Park Days, because …
“All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down.” -Friedrich Nietzsche Writing Changes the World Writing is a powerful way to share our thoughts, ideas, feelings, and knowledge. When we write, we have the ability to create, …
Redwoods Newsletter: 9 to 11 year old students “It’s not that I’m so smart, but it’s just that I stick with the problems longer.” —Albert Einstein Redwoods Class Begins Year 2 With New Collaborators It’s been an eventful, busy, exciting first couple of weeks in the Redwoods class! All the students …
“Creativity is intelligence having fun.” ― Albert Einstein What Have We Been Learning, Anyway? Hola y bienvenidos a Marzo! This week I wanted to share with you a broader view of our overall classroom experiences. I hope this summary helps you to see the over arching concepts we are working on …
“I guess you could call it a “failure”, but I prefer the term “learning experience”.” ― Andy Weir, The Martian Hello! Our fieldtrip to the Columbia Space Center in Downey was…mind blowing. There were so many times that students and adults could be heard murmuring, “Whoa!” “No way!” “I’ve learned more today …
“Healthy curiosity is a great key in innovation.” ― Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha Innovation Adventures on the Horizon We have been doing a lot of thinking about Social Justice, one of our school values, as it relates to the establishment of the United States, the Civil rights movement and in current events, with a …
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 …
Weekly Newsletter #18 – Community-Wide “Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children and your children’s children. Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its …
