Nicole Simpson-Tanner
What does it mean to take a stance?
The children in the Magnolia Room are exploring and playing with the idea of being an author and the purpose and intentions that go along with…
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Sometimes We Feel…
Emotions and feelings exist inside all of us as a type of energy that has potential to be expressed, utilized, and shared outside of us and…
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A Room Full of Information
“I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what…
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Scared and Brave at the Same Time
This year, in the Primary Group, we are thinking deeper into the idea of “self.” As stated in our Letter of Intention to parents at…
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The Possibilities of Loose Parts
When you enter the classrooms of Opal School you will be met with familiar materials that you might expect to see in a lot of Early…
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The Expectation of Kindergarteners
September, for teachers, is a time for new. It is a time where things begin and a new start is planned, imagined and anticipated. For…
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Launching Story Workshop
Story Workshop is a classroom structure designed to support language, literacy and the arts. It is a time of the day where children within the…
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Expanding empathy; making change
Last week, I represented Opal School at Ashoka Changemaker Schools Network Summit in Oracle, Arizona. The Changemaker Schools Network is a global community of elementary,…
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Seeing By Feels
“When I did turn to untangle my curls, I saw a silken cradle in a hazel branch. I have thinks that the wind did just…
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