Opal School Blog
Gifts to the Community
Today the following message came to me in an email from an Opal 1 parent regarding the recent work we have been doing around children's…
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From imaginative play to scientific investigations
Several months ago we started to read Colin Meloy's novel Wildwood in Opal 3. This story, which uses the backdrop of Portland and its famed…
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What Literacy Looks Like in Early K
As early childhood educators, we are asked a lot about what literacy looks like in our classroom. To begin, we would like to define literacy.…
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Creating Shared Meaning around the Idea of Colonization
On February 21, 2012, Daily Page prompt that greeted the students was, “What do you know about the word colonize? You may write and/or draw…
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Creating Shared Meaning around the Idea of Colonization
On February 21, 2012, Daily Page prompt that greeted the students was, "What do you know about the word colonize? You may write and/or draw…
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Love Grows
"Love Grows, One by one, Two by two, and Four by four Love Grows Round like a circle and comes back knocking at your front…
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A Center for Learning
Opal School is a learning place for both the young people who come to class daily as well as for educators who attend our workshops…
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Skills for Life
A few months ago, it was hard to open a newspaper or turn on the radio without running into Paul Tough and his book, How…
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Something is Happening
We have been taking care of our "Thunder Egg" since it appeared into our classroom. We built it a nice, cozy and safe nest, but…
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