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What does it mean to explore?
In last week’s post, Susan described how we in the charter school are entering into the year excited to try new structures that will support…
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Supporting each other to make faux leather historical journals
What happens when the children become the experts and they support each other in the creation of a special aritifact? And 28 children can work…
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Collaboration Castle
On Friday, April 25, Opal 4 participated in a Gift Ceremony. The gift ceremony is a tradition at Opal School. Every year, the children think…
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It looks like it’s in the past now
What will happen if we paint over our blue tape murals and then pull off the tape? …
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Thinking About the Role of Provocation
I am writing this blog post from an airplane at 35,000 feet, on my way to New York City for a three day visit with…
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Making Sense of Transitions in US History
Transitioning from reenacting King Philip’s War to understanding the colonial period in US History or How does a deep dive into a time, place and…
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Interdependencies
As children journey through Opal 1 and Opal 2, they spend a lot of time considering with their teachers and their peers the ways in…
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Negotiating Treaties, Negotiating Curriculum
The Separatists from England, via Leiden, Holland, finally took their very well known journey on the Mayflower, which, by the way, was exactly this long (see…
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Transaction
In recent years, much has been said about creative thinking, teamwork and research as positive resources that will support the advancement of human culture. I…
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