Matt Karlsen
Opal School Visitation Days 2019: Investigating the Conditions that Invite, Extend, and Sustain Playful Inquiry
Session 1: Wednesday, February 6: 6:30pm-8:30pm and Thursday and Friday, February 7-8: 8:30am-4:00pm Session 2: Wednesday, March 6: 6:30pm-8:30pm and Thursday and Friday, March 7-8:…
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Constructing Collaborative And Courageous Learning Communities
Thursday, October 25: 6:30pm-8:30pm Friday, October 26: 8:30am-4:00pm Saturday, October 27: 8:30am-12:00pm Playful Inquiry is an approach to learning alive in a community that courageously…
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Everyone plays a role
The fourth- and fifth-graders in Opal 4 have been stretching out, finding ways that their gifts can address the world’s needs. Many of their stories…
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Play, the arts, and education for democracy?
Next month, Opal School will host it’s 16th Summer Symposium. We determined the theme, Play, The Arts, and Education for Democracy, a year ago. Knowing that…
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Reading the World 2017: Literacy, Creativity, Sustainability, and the Principles of Engagement
In order to read the world, we must be moved by what we see.In order to create, we must have a strong desire to examine…
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Getting the lights right for dancing
At Visitation Days, we explored this definition of Playful Inquiry with educators from across the United States and Canada – and we’ve been chewing on…
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An act of freedom
It’s been a stunning, bewildering, shocking ten days. I’ve heard people across the political spectrum call the rapid-fire developments chaotic and confusing. It’s hard to…
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Open Spaces of Democracy
Portland got a lot of snow this week – and, as a result, Opal School and schools across the city have been closed. Snowed in,…
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Compasses for navigating labyrinths
I imagine that, for many of you, the holidays included time for reconnection, reflection, and play – and lots of reading. I found myself immersed…
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Listening for what they need
Hannah published this provocative post earlier this week in a section of the site exclusively available to members. I repost it here for two reasons. Firstly,…
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