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Tales from the Loft - Global Holidays
Dear Readers, It's that time of year where chaos threatens our sanity and the frenzy of a multitude of holidays makes learning even more challenging. Luckily, we are at DGS where our days adjust to the needs of students, and in middle school that equates to pausing history topics for a unit study of global holidays. Blending our small group discussions and flowing through our mornings. Balancing play practice with academics. Essentially making sure we breathe. As we wound up
Patricia Hatch
Dec 10, 20252 min read


Building Belonging Through Empathy
This month at DGS, our mindfulness focus is expanding from belonging to ourselves toward belonging within our community . Our anchor for...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 29, 20252 min read


Finding Balance Through the Fall Equinox
This week in mindfulness, our community reflected on the Fall Equinox , a natural moment of balance. As the days and nights stand equal...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 22, 20251 min read


Nurturing Self-Belonging
At Davidson Green School, our mindfulness practice isn’t just about slowing down; it’s about helping children discover who they truly are...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 15, 20252 min read


Mindfulness at DGS: Returning to the Basics
This week in mindfulness, our students returned to the foundations—a gentle review to bring us all onto the same page. Beginning with the...
kathleen McIntyre
Aug 25, 20252 min read


Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders Through Social-Emotional Learning
Nurturing the whole child is a key focus for us and Social Emotional Learning is just one of the ways we put that into daily practice.
Derek Henig
Jan 31, 20254 min read


Mindfulness and the Growth Mindset: Building Resilience in Our Kids
This week, we continued exploring how mindfulness supports the development of a growth mindset. In our last class, we talked about how...
kathleen McIntyre
Jan 27, 20253 min read


Growth Mindset
This week in Mindfulness, we are building on last week's theme of being open to new possibilities—how we do this by having open bodies,...
kathleen McIntyre
Jan 13, 20251 min read


Mindfulness - Interoception
For September, our focus on SEL is building awareness of our inner landscape . Like the outer landscape, there’s a whole world inside us...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 8, 20241 min read


Mindfulness: Wintering at DGS
The theme for mindfulness this month is inspired by the season we are in—winter. As a community, we have been welcoming the rhythm of...
kathleen McIntyre
Jan 19, 20241 min read
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