Opal School Blog
What is the view through a window into Opal 4 this week?
Some images, captions, and quotes from a little over a week in the Opal 4 classroom. What languages and materials are supporting our work as…
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Why imagination?
Opal School exists to extend the imagination around environments that support curiosity and the wonder of learning. As we face a series of crises –…
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The Power of Materials: A Group’s First Exploration into Foil
Materials, they can draw you in to look more closely. They can draw you in to touch them, interact with them, …play and dance with them!…
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Evidence of Friendship
As a new community, one of the most important ways we build relationships and connections is through shared experiences. Field trips provide our community with…
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Imagining a New Playspace
Here's a sneak peek into some of the work the children from Opal 3 have been doing to imagine a new Opal playspace. I just…
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The Learning Communities Teachers Need (to support the learning communities children need)
Visiting the preschool this morning, I came upon a group of three children creating a world on a mural. As they developed their story, they…
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The Social and Emotional
Re-reading this article tonight, after a particularly creative third grade Literacy Studio today, I was thrown against the cold reality of the mindset of those…
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What does it mean to be an explorer?
"What does it mean to be an explorer?" To walk into the Early Kindergarten is to be met by a community of explorers! The images below…
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