Caroline Wolfe
Perspective Taking
We enjoyed gathering with a small group of parents last week to dig deeper into the topic of perspective taking as it relates to children…
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Reflecting on and celebrating the work of becoming a caring learning community
As 2011 is coming to a close, it seems like a perfect time to reflect on our year together thus far and celebrate the incredible…
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A Week in Photos – October 24 – 28
Sorting the Fall leaf collections What happens when friend red meets friend yellow and friend white? A quiet moment in the Upper Meadow Capturing collage…
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Our Trip to the Portland Farmer’s Market
Babies are deeply driven and passionate about understanding the world and understanding the people around them. A baby's whole essence is about plugging into the…
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Social Conflicts as Learning Opportunities
There are many stories to celebrate and share with you from this week. Stories of the children continuing to play and connect with one another,…
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Making Connections
The intention of our blog posts is to build connections between Opal School's pedagogy and what this actually looks like and sounds like in…
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What is a Big Idea?
At Opal School we have a strong image of children as protagonists of their learning, as collaborators in search of relationships, and as communicators who…
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Making friends with flowers: part 3
What might happen if we create opportunities to explore the connections between imagination and empathy? As teacher-researchers we wondered, how might the children employ their…
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Nurturing and Understanding of Relationships – part 2
After a short while where children had a chance to get to know the flower of their choosing, we came back together as a group…
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Nurturing an Understanding of Relationships – part 1
Previously when we had asked the children their ideas in response to the question, "What is a Friend?", several children shared their ideas about things…
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