Weekly Newsletter #13 – 5 to 7 Class “Play flows out of friendship and friendship flows out of play. The relationship works both ways and equally well, but the children are not convinced that this is so, a suspicion that grows stronger as they grow older.” —Vivian Gussin Paley All You Need …
“I think you cannot mess up art.” – Harriette Wardwell What an exciting week! We have had our first official parent teachers in the classroom, we are becoming more and more independent, our caterpillars arrived, we made our own playdough and then created apples for our backyard plans. The playdough …
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 …
We are looking forward to discussing and learning about: Playful Parenting by Larry Cohen @The Knowing Garden Community School Thursday, April 23, 2015 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT) Redondo Beach, CA Welcome Back to TKG Book Club! This is an on-going now and then series! We are reading …
This article was featured as a resource for our Parent Teachers. Our intention was to help our PTs support the Four Foundational Pillars of Play and help us create opportunities for our sprouts to meet their full capacity for knowing themselves. Read the excerpt here: When children play, design, explore, …
“Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager.” ― Susan Sontag Have a great weekend all! Daylight savings is coming up…note March 9th. This was a connected week as we started off with pitching in together to create our home base at the park by …
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ― Laozi What a lovely, learning week! Starting with an active day at the park with a gym tree, traveling through a transforming classroom adventure with a new schedule and ending with a connected Valentine’s Day, …
DOWNLOAD Lawrence Cohen’s Presentation Points here: OOW Handout Feb 2014 TKGHandouts Feb 2014 We are thrilled to welcome back to Redondo Beach, Larry Cohen! This time he will share from his latest book, THE OPPOSITE OF WORRY. “The most helpful book on childhood anxiety I have ever read.”—Michael Thompson, Ph.D. …
How to Limit Your Child’s Screen Time by JOSHUA BECKER at BecomingMinimalist.com “Television is the menace that everyone loves to hate but can’t seem to live without.” – Paddy Chayevsky According to the Kaiser Family Foundation: Kids under age 6 watch an average of about 2 hours of screen media a day, primarily …
