Teaching and Learning
Curiosity, Wonder, Surprise, Joy
This post was written this week by our Early Kindergarten Teachers Marcy Berkowitz and Nicole Simpson: In these first few weeks of school, children are experiencing…
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Community, Camp Collins and Comfort Zones
So much of this time of year is devoted, implicitly and explicitly, to community building. Following are some photos of what community building looks like…
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Authentic Inquiry and real life challenges
“What kind of blocks does each classroom need?” “What is the space like where they will store their blocks?” “How are the pre-schoolers using the…
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Listening for what they are trying to do
On the second day of school, these 5-year-old children were invited to revisit drawings they'd made on the first day of school with watercolor paints–…
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Keeping time
My desk these days is filled with calendars, lists, agendas, new files and binders. Somehow attempting to give form to the enthusiasm and the anticipation…
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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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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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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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Materials and Dialogue
Post written by Carole Burton, Visual Arts Specialist: At Opal School the use of art materials is at the heart of our pedagogy. Working with…
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