Kimie Fukuda
Intention Setting and Habits of Mind
Last March, Cedar Teacher Caroline Wolfe wrote a blog post about some of the resources that we use at Opal School when thinking about goals…
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In Collaboration with the Natural World
“The wind comes creeping, it calls to me to come go exploring. It sings of the things that are to be found under the leaves.…
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Children and Teachers as Researchers
Researchers pay attention to their questions, theories and ideas by listening for what provokes, inspires, challenges and engages them. At Opal School, the teachers see…
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The Power of Story Part 2
This post is a continuation of a series on The Power of Story: A recap and introduction from last month’s Beginning School Curriculum night.…
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The Power of Story Part 1
“When we say ‘old friend’, what we really mean is, I know your story and you know mine.” ~Ralph Fletcher, Writing instructor/Author The…
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Teaching and Learning: A Reciprocal Exchange
One day last week, we invited the children to capture in their journals some sneak peeks from the stories in their lives they had been…
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What does it mean to be an explorer?
"What does it mean to be an explorer?" To walk into the Early Kindergarten is to be met by a community of explorers! The images below…
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New Beginnings in Creating a Learning Community
Early last week, the children entered the classroom to find the sensory table filled with warm, soapy, green colored water. The water had become a “friendship…
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Summerland Part 1
Early in the Fall, the children began to notice how quickly signs of Summer were beginning to fade. They tried to capture summer in paint…
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