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Upper El: Our last weeks
It's been an amazing last couple of weeks with our group—field trip to Green River, finishing our engineering project, and some heartfelt...
Derek Henig
May 25, 20211 min read
Ooey, gooey Fun - Primary week of May 17th
We had so much fun this week this week. Shaving cream, sidewalk chalk and even ice cream were part of our last full week of fun! I will...
Collette
May 21, 20211 min read
Lower Elementary May 3-21: May Days!
A picture is worth a thousand words...and we have been busy with our lessons! We celebrated Camryn's birthday on May 4th and our summer...
Jennifer Jakubecy
May 21, 20211 min read
And now the end is near!
Last full week and excitement for summer is definitely in the air. The children have enjoyed working on their ‘special’ projects over the...
Collette
May 16, 20211 min read
Greetings from the Forest!
What an incredible year this has been! I am amazed at the resiliency of children, and how they continued to learn and grow during this...
judith2957
May 16, 20211 min read
Here they come!
Oh my, what a busy week. It seems that everyone is finally better, it was so strange to have children out sick and yet every other year...
Collette
May 7, 20211 min read
Upper El (5/3-7): Static Flyers & Visitors
Well, this was a short week! The biggest part of the week was, of course, our group's trip to Green River! I was so excited to hear about...
Derek Henig
May 7, 20212 min read
Jennifer Jakubecy
May 7, 20210 min read
Upper El (4/26-30): White Water Center!
This week was full of a lot of fun! We learned a couple of different methods for coming up with ideas for our stories, we looked for some...
Derek Henig
May 2, 20212 min read
Projects Galore
What a busy week it was with our regular works and squeezing some time in for special projects for upcoming events. The children truly...
Collette
Apr 30, 20212 min read
Lower Elementary April 26-30: Sunshine and a Surprise from Nature!
This week a moth surprisingly emerged from a cocoon we brought into the sunroom last autumn. It is a lovely female Cecropia moth. Shout...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Apr 30, 20211 min read
Upper El (4/19-23): S'mores!
A lot happened this week! Students finished their Historical Fiction short stories, we finally got to cook in our solar ovens, introduced...
Derek Henig
Apr 25, 20212 min read
Lower Elementary April 19-23: Caring for our Earth and our Earth Day Baby!
We had a very diligent and busy week in Lower Elementary! We have been studying types of clouds, the water cycle, new math concepts and...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Apr 23, 20211 min read
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah!
What I like about the Spring.....apart from it‘s beauty and hope is where we are with the children at this time of year. They are at such...
Collette
Apr 16, 20211 min read
Lower Elementary April 12-16: Raptor Mania, Pickled Cactus and Literary Tea!
We began the week with the Fourth Great Lesson: The Story of Writing. We learned about cuneiform, hieroglyphs, Chinese characters, the...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Apr 16, 20211 min read
Upper El (4/12-16): Convection!
This week we started a new story writing assignment about historical fiction, and we explored convection and its effect on our World....
Derek Henig
Apr 16, 20211 min read
Jennifer Jakubecy
Apr 13, 20210 min read
Upper El (3/29 - 4/1): Testing Ovens
"This week"—I know I'm writing this a bit later than usual—we started our unit on Thermal Energy, finished building our solar ovens,...
Derek Henig
Apr 11, 20212 min read
MS Science & Engineering 4/11
Greetings all! I hope you had a wonderful break. It’s certainly exciting both to be resuming classes with the spring in full bloom AND...
Ed Haponik
Apr 11, 20212 min read
Lower Elementary March 29-April 1: Spring Break!
The children were very excitable all week. We can tell spring break fever is here! Reminders: Carolina Raptor Field Trip: April 14...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Apr 1, 20211 min read
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