Susan Harris MacKay
Home \ Opal School Blog \ Susan Harris MacKay
Visiting Ventana School
This week, I've had the pleasure of working with the staff of the lovely Ventana School in Los Altos, CA. I've observed in classrooms, consulted…
DETAIL
Meet Mr. Imagine
Your attention, please! I daresay I have found Mr. Imagine himself. Truthfully, though… I think the point … that the following video makes abundantly clear……
DETAIL
Looking for helpers
My fifteen year-old daughter found me reading an article about what happened in Connecticut. I knew her school had chosen to talk about it. But…
DETAIL
In a Beautiful Place
In a beautiful place such as “Colorland” teachers have noticed, for many years now, that children’s imaginations take an especially lofty flight. At Opal School,…
DETAIL
Playful Literacy
At Opal School, we have spent years asking ourselves– What is the relationship between play and language? In Reggio Emilia a decade ago I heard…
DETAIL
Listening for What’s Next, a math exploration
There are hundreds of different images of the child. Each one of you has inside yourself an image of hte child that directs you as…
DETAIL
Opal School Online
This week, we're busy putting the final touches on the fifth module of Opal School Online. Each week in October, we've released a wealth of…
DETAIL
How Can Materials Help You Tell How a Story Changed You?
by Levia Friedman, Opal School Teacher Researcher The day after these 5th grade students re-enacted the historic Snake River Crossing on the Oregon Trail, we…
DETAIL