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 …
Welcome to our Healthy Sexuality learning and support group. This is a re-cap from our second meeting, on Tuesday April 28, via Zoom (of course!). We plan to open each meeting by hearing from you – focusing on the hot topics or things that are alive for you or your …
In response to our extended community’s desire for a flexible learning schedule, TKG is offering single class and full day programming for homeschool families. Learn more about it, here!
Redwoods: Working on their stencil artwork Deep Learning at TKG “A party without cake is just a meeting” ― Julia Child Layer Cake: When More is More If you know me, then you know that I am a self-admitted & self-admonished avoider of cooking or baking. It might be because I …
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 …
This article was featured in a recent newsletter to support our parent teachers in supporting our teachers in creating context: “There’s this illusion that is created in our classical education system and even at university that someone is teaching it to you. Really they’re creating a context in which you …
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 …
This Article, from Dangerously Irrelevant, was a community resource in one of our weekly newsletters. At TKG, we are working on improving the educational experience not improving on the existing model. There have been wonderful and difficult experiences along the way and we depend on the community of …
PT RESOURCE: Support the Four Foundational Pillars of Play/Fast Co. When children play, design, explore, learn in at TKG – they need our support though environmental design and collaboration. These four pieces help scaffold the constructivist learning model: open environment – An open environment is not the same as an enriched one: being open …
