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Ruby’s Do – over
In this video, Ruby and her friends are a year older than in the "Clear Message" video. Download Opal Preschool Do-over – Broadband.m4v (155181.4K) In…
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Ruby’s Clear Message
In this video, Caroline supports 3-year-old Ruby to offer a clear message to her friends. Click the link to watch the video. Download Ruby’s Clear…
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Opal School Online — a sample!
Opal School Online is a new collection of articles and videos designed to promote collaboration and dialogue amongst parents and teachers around the world. Provocations,…
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Creating a Toolbox of Strategies for Conflict Resolution
Opal School teacher-researchers ask themselves: What is the difference between being in charge and being in control? After Community Agreements are made, they…
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Summer Reading
Opal School staff have relaxed into summer vacation with two great books to read when they are missing their friends and colleagues! The first is…
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NAREA Summer Conference
Opal School Preschool From June 22 – 24 we were hosts to roughly 500 international guests who were in attendance at the North American Reggio…
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This week’s contents
Welcome to Opal School Online! This week's collection focuses on many aspects of supporting the social and emotional intelligences of children within a learing community.…
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This chapter’s contents
Welcome to Chapter Three! This week will be focused on foundations that support the extraordinary potentials of children and adults who are willing and wanting…
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Opal School Children on Play and Learning
Here is the video that wowed the Association of Children's Museums conference this morning. John Seely Brown made the personal request that we release…
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Combatting the Single Story
This week, I was introduced to a powerful TED talk by Novelist Chimamanda Adichie: At Opal School, we take the opportunity and responsibility we…
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