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Derek Henig
Jan 314 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.
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Heidi Kelly
Jan 311 min read
Curriculum Day!
We absolutely loved hosting visitors to see our worker bees in action. Thank you so much for coming! Explanation of the Elementary...
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Derek Henig
Jan 273 min read
Watch Your Child Create, Innovate, and Succeed
Creativity shapes the way students think, explore, and grow. Here's why we place creativity at the center of your education at DGS.
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Derek Henig
Jan 143 min read
Why We Use Multi-Age Classrooms
Discover how our multi-age classrooms create an environment where every child feels supported, inspired, and valued.
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kathleen McIntyre
Jan 131 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,...
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Derek Henig
Oct 16, 20242 min read
October Work Day!
We had a great day on Sunday for our first work day/volunteer day of the school year. We accomplished so much together that, yet again,...
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Derek Henig
Sep 20, 20244 min read
If You Build It...
** Happily being the test dummy for our slide. You probably all know the saying from the movie Field of Dreams, “If you build it, they...
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kathleen McIntyre
Aug 25, 20241 min read
Opening Ceremony
Each year, we begin the school year with an opening ceremony. Our entire school gathers together and remembers the importance of being in...
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Heidi Kelly
May 2, 20244 min read
In honor of "Bambina"
aka "Little Boo", "Fluffnugget", and "the Littlest Boo of them All" 8/31/11 - 2/23/24 She was a part of so many children's lives over the...
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Heidi Kelly
Mar 1, 20241 min read
LE Science Fair
March started with a great deal of excitement surrounding the Science Fair. At this level in our school, projects are completed at home...
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Derek Henig
Feb 2, 20243 min read
Problem Solved... Fair.
Our Science Fair is getting a little “makeover” this year, and I wanted to take a few moments of your time to share what’s happening...
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Derek Henig
Dec 15, 20233 min read
The Lorax and The Intercession (Mr. D)
We are at the end of our first-ever Intercession, and I think we’re going to come out of this with lots of thoughts and reflections. But...
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Derek Henig
Nov 17, 20234 min read
We Are...
Being observers, as I wrote about in the last post, leads us to be a part of some amazing moments here at school and beyond. It also...
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Patricia Hatch
Oct 21, 20232 min read
In Other Loft News ...... World Affairs Council of Charlotte
This year, Mr. Derek and I (Miss Patricia) joined the World Affairs Council of Charlotte as educators so that we may participate in their...
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Patricia Hatch
Oct 21, 20232 min read
In Other Loft News.... Our UN Focus
To give a little background information....... In 2016, the United Nations ratified a declaration stating seventeen audacious goals that...
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shannon7481
Oct 5, 20231 min read
Spontaneous Activity in Education (Maria Montessori)
Maria Montessori wrote the above titled book. A key aspect that came from her observations of children is that children seek growth...
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kathleen McIntyre
Sep 28, 20232 min read
Mindfulness/SEL: awareness of neural states
The focus of mindfulness/SEL for the past couple of weeks has been developing awareness of neural states. This is foundational to...
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Derek Henig
Sep 18, 20232 min read
Observation & Rumination (with Mr. D)
** me being (trying to be) contemplative... There may not be anything more to the core of what makes Davidson Green School work, what...
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kathleen McIntyre
Sep 17, 20231 min read
Lessons from Mycelium
Relationship skills are one of the core competencies of Social Emotional Learning. This week, we looked at the framework of a forest...
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kathleen McIntyre
Sep 17, 20232 min read
Lower Elementary Adventure to Rockmont
This past week, Lower Elementary headed up to the mountains of western North Carolina to Camp Rockmont for their overnight adventure. Not...
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