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Mindfulness: Sleep Hygiene
In keeping with this month's mindfulness theme of following the natural rhythm of the season, which is rest and stillness -- last week's...
kathleen McIntyre
Jan 18, 20231 min read


Winter Mindfulness
Greetings! This month's mindfulness practices align with what is happening in the natural world — rest, stillness, and moving slowly. A...
kathleen McIntyre
Jan 4, 20232 min read


Christmas in Davidson
The holiday season has been kicked off in fabulous DGS style. Our amazing volunteers shared about composting, and helped community...
kathleen McIntyre
Dec 4, 20221 min read


Adventure to the Coast
Magical is the word that best describes upper elementary’s field trip to Barrier Island Sea Camp. One of my favorite parts about this...
kathleen McIntyre
Nov 14, 20221 min read


Will Virtual Reality change education? Does it even have a place in education?
Will Virtual Reality change education? Does it even have a place in education? Last week, Virtual Reality in Education was the topic at...
kathleen McIntyre
Oct 28, 20223 min read


Middle Schools Adventure!
Middle school adventured to the Nantahala Outdoor Center last week! While there, we white water rafted , ziplined, climbed on a high...
kathleen McIntyre
Oct 17, 20221 min read


Camp Rockmont Mountain Adventure - lower elementary’s first overnight trip
This past week, Lower Elementary headed up to the mountains of western North Carolina to Camp Rockmont for their overnight adventure. Not...
kathleen McIntyre
Oct 2, 20221 min read


Art + Mindfulness + Columbia SC!
How often do we experience something - like a beautiful piece of artwork, music, a sunset, a sweet encounter with someone else - and...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 24, 20221 min read


The Power of Pause
This week‘s theme in mindfulness was to pause. I don’t think there could be a more profound practice. How do our children learn this? By...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 16, 20221 min read


Upper Elementary Heads to Innovation Barn
The Innovation Barn…. Sounds like the perfect first field trip of the year for a group of innovative kids, right? Well, it was! The...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 15, 20221 min read


DGS Community at the Lake!
Perfect weather, children laughing and splashing, great conversations and connecting… it could not have been a more perfect afternoon! A...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 12, 20221 min read


Mindfulness and Focused Attention
This year's starting point for our mindfulness and SEL curriculum was inspired by Johann Hari's new book - Stolen Focus. If you have not...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 3, 20221 min read


Middle School Team Building Field Trip
Yes, when you are at the Davidson Green School, you actually do get to go on a field trip your 3rd day of school. We value cooperation,...
kathleen McIntyre
Aug 29, 20221 min read


Opening Ceremony
For the past 10 years, we have begun the school year by gathering together for an opening day ceremony. Our opening ceremony is a time...
kathleen McIntyre
Aug 26, 20221 min read


Challenge, Cheering, and Community Building
Middle school’s mountain adventure was epic. Even the rain didn’t slow them down the first day as they swam in the Davidson River. On the...
kathleen McIntyre
Jun 6, 20221 min read


Challenging Edges - the Upper Elementary Way
Upper Elementary began their adventure to Green River Preserve with 3 goals: 1. Have Fun 2. Challenge your edges. It is always...
kathleen McIntyre
May 19, 20221 min read


Self-soothing Strategies - the breath
For the past month, we have focused on building emotional vocabulary. When young people can identify how they feel, they can better...
kathleen McIntyre
Feb 16, 20221 min read


Tracks... and Social Emotional Learning
The only footprints you see here are from wildlife. But underneath the snow is thousands of children's tracks, headed towards the circle...
kathleen McIntyre
Jan 26, 20222 min read


Kudos to Middle School!
For the past several years, middle school has taken the lead on inspiring and educating folks at Christmas in Davidson to recycle right....
kathleen McIntyre
Dec 10, 20211 min read


Birdseed Gratitude Walk
All is silent, except for little feet crunching leaves and the sound of birdseed landing on the ground. With each step, my shoulders...
kathleen McIntyre
Dec 9, 20212 min read
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