TKG is part of the movement that doesn’t write off a student’s potential with test results and memorization skills. If you want this kind of environment, your commitment to this way of learning will be tested – so we will continue to provide resources to support your journey as a …
“Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” ― L.M. Montgomery Dear Community Member, We started our first week off with a warm tropical gathering at South Park that got us interacting with games, scooters and a pillow fight! It was one …
“When I take my expectations out of the equation, every experience is valuable and unique.” ~ Shannon Minor Wow! This week flew by…just like the rest of 2013! The counting caterpillar shows that we have been in school 45 days, and my how we have grown. Students are finding …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: TKG Office Phone: 310.728 9337 Date: July 3, 2013 The Knowing Garden Community Elementary School Grows in Redondo Beach, CA Set to Begin Third Year of Operation – Now Enrolling Ages 5 to 9 Redondo Beach, CA – The Knowing Garden, a local community …
Standardized Test Boycotts, Protests Gain Momentum Around U.S. The Huffington Post | By Tyler Kingkade High school students and teachers in cities around the U.S. have decided they hate standardized tests so much, they’re just not going to take them, according to news reports. At Garfield High School — the …
“Character is created by encountering and overcoming failure.” By ANNIE MURPHY PAUL Published: August 23, 2012 in The New York Times Most readers of The New York Times probably subscribe to what Paul Tough calls “the cognitive hypothesis”: the belief “that success today depends primarily on cognitive skills — the kind …
The Knowing Garden From under our big tree… 6 October 2012 Week 5 News & Information A child who does not play is not a child, but the man who does not play has lost forever the child who lived in him. ~Pablo Neruda Hello Families! What do you count? …
Dr. Daniel Siegel is one of the Experts we reference in strengthening our program. Below is an excerpt from a New York Times article in which he was recently featured: “Dr. Daniel J. Siegel, a neuropsychiatrist and co-author of the parenting guide “The Whole-Brain Child,”…said there were three others R’s …
The Knowing Garden From under our big tree… 2 June 2012 Week 34: Highlights & Important Information “Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” ― Henry JamesThis week was all about… Reading Library Time: Where The Sidewalk Ends is …
