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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...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 28, 20232 min read


UE - Stepping Out of Our Comfort Zones
This past Friday, we visited the Whitewater Center. Our experience included ropes courses, zip-lines and an engineering class. Before...
shannon7481
Sep 27, 20231 min read


MS Science & Engineering 9/26
Hey all! Just a quick update from our adventures upstairs. Lots going on in MS Sci/Eng these past few weeks. We completed our Future...
Ed Haponik
Sep 26, 20232 min read


Flavor of the Week
We began our week with such a fun activity.....apple tasting! We had seven different kinds of apples. Parts of the apple were discussed...
Collette
Sep 22, 20232 min read


Sustainability at a Glance
I recently came across a quote from Jane Goodall. "You cannot get through a day without having an impact on the world around you." As I...
emily29939
Sep 22, 20232 min read


"The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness." John Muir
One of my favorite places to observe our DGS students is in the woods. Once we pass the cottage, everyone seems lighter. A deeper sense...
shannon7481
Sep 21, 20231 min read


Tales from the Loft
As usual, we are busy diving into a myriad of topics and activities in middle school. We have started our study of the United Nation's...
Patricia Hatch
Sep 19, 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...
Derek Henig
Sep 18, 20232 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...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 17, 20231 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...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 17, 20232 min read


Connections
This week was all about connections. Ms. Kathleen’s mindfulness lesson began with a story about mushrooms and how they connect trees....
Collette
Sep 15, 20233 min read


What has an eye but cannot see?
Ask Kindergarten, they will tell you….a needle! Kindergarten had fun yesterday afternoon learning how to tie knots and thread a needle by...
Collette
Sep 8, 20232 min read
DGS breath of the month - video
We are weaving another level of interconnectedness throughout the school — and we are doing this via a breath practice. This week, all...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 6, 20231 min read


Tales from the Loft (MS)
Hello Dear Readers! The new school year started with a flurry of activity and excitement, lots of giggling, definite full-throated...
Patricia Hatch
Sep 5, 20233 min read


MS Sci/Eng 09/04
Here we go... We are up and running. Our first full week at school is in the books, along with our parents' Back to School Night, and...
Ed Haponik
Sep 4, 20232 min read


...and we're off!
The 2023/24 school year is off and running! After the first few days of learning the ropes in LE, (apparently, we have a LOT of rules),...
Heidi Kelly
Sep 4, 20233 min read


Welcome to the Forest
What a fantastic start to our year of exploring! I can hardly believe it's only been eight days, we have already had lots of magical...
judith2957
Sep 3, 20231 min read


A Rose by any other name.....
First full week under our belt and it is going so well! Great to see so many of you at back to school night and also those of you that...
Collette
Sep 1, 20232 min read


Montessori Math Materials
One of the wonderful things about the Montessori materials for math is that the students are able to revisit a materials in new ways. ...
shannon7481
Aug 31, 20231 min read


Here we go...
Tiny and mighty - this week AND Upper El! We had such a fun and productive three days to start the school year. The kids were...
shannon7481
Aug 25, 20232 min read
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