This has been a wild year! COVID pushed us all outside our comfort zones. It is incredible how our teachers and community have supported one another in creating an outdoor classroom environment that has protected the social-emotional well-being AND development of our students. If they weren’t doing this so well, …
At TKG, we believe that students are people who are developing in their own way and at their own rate. We favor a holistic approach to assessment that includes academic, social, and emotional development of each child. Therefore, assessment of progress is through anecdotal observation, individual student conferences, formative assessments, …
Our community values gratitude. Brené Brown’s research underscores the fact that gratitude nurtures joy and thus, like any academic subject, gratitude is something to be practiced each day. This year, we are celebrating our community traditions a little more distanced. It is the season for gratitude and we hope that it …
One of the structural requirements of Project-Based Learning (PBL), is the “driving question.” Every year, TKG classrooms feature a question that is inspired by current events and environment (in Reggio philosophy the environment is a teacher, too) to help guide learning plans. Our questions are designed to empower students and the community …
Happy Friday everyone! How are you doing? What’s been going well? What hasn’t? Personally, I have added a few new things to my daily routine, a glass of water on my nightstand for first thing in the morning, and a new book on it for bedtime reflections and minimizing my …
Welcome to our Healthy Sexuality learning and support group. This is our agenda for our 4th meeting, on Tuesday May 12, via Zoom (of course!). Thank you for sharing in our circle of trust. Parent Check-In What is alive today? Guiding Topics Review Week 3 Summary (the sea animals!): Healthy …
Welcome to our Healthy Sexuality learning and support group. This is our agenda for our 3rd meeting, on Tuesday May 4, via Zoom (of course!). Thank you for sharing in our circle of trust. Parent Check-In What is alive today? Guiding Topics Review Week 2 Summary (the sea animals!): Healthy …
If you are interested in enrolling now or for Fall 2020, please join us for one of these upcoming events: Mar 5, 6pm – Information Tea & Forum Mar 8, 12noon – Open House during Temple Menorah Purim Mar 12, 9:15am – Coffee & Tour Mar 13, 9:15am – Coffee …
Starting this week, and based on community feedback, we are celebrating gratitude on Thursdays! Our circle offers the opportunity for each individual to share something they are grateful for. You may not have time to read the whole post so if you have to pick, please read “flow of the …
