We are beginning to piece it all together, despite some unexpected interruptions to classroom time, combined with the expected ones. ...

Over the last three weeks, Upper El students have worked in small groups to study the three branches of our federal government: ...

We are ending September with exciting events: we opened the porch is open for work, tasted seven different types of apples, received a...

Middle school just completed their unit study introducing forms of government, which partnered with their sustainability unit study of...

This past week, Lower Elementary headed up to the mountains of western North Carolina to Camp Rockmont for their overnight adventure. Not...

Last week in sustainability, we continued our aquaponics exploration! Our Kindergarten through 3rd-grade students focused on the...

This past weekend, we welcomed the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere.  For our first peace circle of the week, I read to the...

During the first days of school, a Montessori classroom might seem to its inhabitants as though everything is all about rules, rules,...

Coordination, Concentration, Confidence, Independence, and Order The children are building these characteristics through work. Today, we...

** 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...

You never know how an overcast rainy day will affect the class. This past Monday, Upper El spent the morning work cycle peacefully...

This past Friday, I had the pleasure of attending the Environmental Educators of North Carolina (EENC) Annual Conference at Catawba...

Dear Readers, I wanted to take just a minute to share one aspect of our learning experience in middle school that may often get...

At the beginning of the week, one of our students keenly noticed that a caterpillar had begun to form a chrysalis on the fence that...

Howdy howdy howdy! It's been a fun few weeks in middle school science & engineering (I'll grant you I'm biased). The crew has been...

This week we began our study of apples. We have been polishing apples and learning about the life cycle of an apple. We have also opened...

Writing takes on many forms in Upper El.  From journaling and weekly letter writing to research, poetry and creative stories.  Part of...

This month, students from Kindergarten through 5th grade are diving into the world of aquaponics. We kicked things off last week with an...

Hello Readers, It's been a jam-packed first three weeks in middle school! Students are settling in to a routine, and the teachers are...

For September, our focus on SEL is building awareness of our inner landscape . Like the outer landscape, there’s a whole world inside us...