Opal School Blog
C’mon Language!
Anna Craycroft is a New York-based artist who is in residency in Portland over the coming months for a Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA)…
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Synthesis Thinking, Materials Work, and the penultimate week of school!
This was a four day week, but so much is happening in Opal 4, I had to share. Practicing our songs for graduation with Carrington…
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Symposium!
As with any other school, the end of the year brings a whirlwind of excitement. Today, the Early K took their wings to the Arboreteum,…
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Sitting next to young learners
We partner with the A Year at Mission Hill project because we believe in its premise: Through looking carefully at quality in varied educational contexts,…
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Friday Update – May 17, 2013
Sometimes “Highlights” and “Ask Me About” just can’t capture the week. We need pictures! Historically Accurate Play in Opal 4 has moved – geographically and…
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Taking Care and Nurturing
This last month has been a busy one in the Early K classroom. We were in charge of taking care of many things from…
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Any questions?
This week, the Museum Center for Learning had the pleasure of hosting a gathering of Los Angeles' Westside Collaborative. Seventy early childhood educators and center…
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What does social-emotional learning look like in fifth grade?
Social-emotional learning plays a central role in our work at Opal School – even in fifth grade. We understand that when people find themselves in…
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What does social-emotional learning look like in fifth grade?
Social-emotional learning plays a central role in our work at Opal School – even in fifth grade. We understand that when people find themselves in…
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Working Together
“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” —Henry Ford This quote by Henry Ford reminds me of the journey…
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