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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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Seeing Ourselves in Clay
As you know from our recent blog post that included our letter of intention to families, the Primary Community is focusing on research into the…
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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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Articulating our intentions
Opal School has two primary classrooms, Maple and Magnolia, which include kindergartners, first graders, and second graders. The teachers from the two classrooms function as a…
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In This Tree Lives Hope
In the Magnolia Classroom community, the children have been focused on developing and learning to appreciate their connection to the natural world. They are practicing strategies…
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Listening to children listening to trees
As we aim to create a school founded in a strong image of the child, we need to constantly consider our image of childhood and…
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It Starts with a Seed
As teacher-researchers, we feel strongly about nurturing children’s connection to nature through playing, making, and sharing. Stories are one way we play and share with…
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