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Transition to middle school: a parent’s reflection
This reflection is from Caroline Wolfe, who has had 2 children graduate from Opal School and move on to middle school: I remember that I…
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Wondering about trees
At Opal School we believe in nurturing a sense of wonder and strive to do that in many different ways. One way we do that…
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What is a Friend?
"A friend is a person to help you when you have a problem. " ~AG Friends play together and don't fight over what…
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Collaborative Learning
One of the guiding principles for teaching and learning at the Opal Museum School is the belief that children are collaborators. No child lives or…
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Small moments
I happened upon a small moment today in the preschool that made me stop in my tracks and marvel over the tremendous capacity of children…
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Diving into Project Work: Layers of Learning
How can we make Colonial America come to life for 9 to 11 year olds living in Oregon? How are stories that took place more…
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Warm Words
As we are nearing the end of our class story (The Winter Tale) we are met with the mental image of all the animals coming…
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What Dreams Look Like
We continue to work on the "big idea" of making visible to the children their connection to the natural world. One of the ways we reflect…
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Problem Solving Theater
One of the ways we continue to build on the social/emotional learning in our classroom as a way to strengthen our community is to stage…
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