Opal School Blog
Frequently Asked Questions about the Organization of Opal School
1. What is your hiring process? We advertise open positions listing the requirements and qualifications that we are seeking. We ask for a resume, letter…
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Experiencing Camp Collins
Camp Collins. Thirty hours of being together, facing new challenges and getting to know ourselves and each other in very new ways. On Friday morning,…
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Experiencing Camp Collins
Camp Collins. Thirty hours of being together, facing new challenges and getting to know ourselves and each other in very new ways. On Friday morning,…
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Summer is when green blooms on the trees
How do you invite young children into knowing their relationship to the natural world? How do you invite them into inquiry that begins to support…
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Book Love!
We have been talking a lot about "book love" in Opal 2 lately. You know, those special books that you just can't get enough of,…
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Intentions
What kinds of skills will best support children to be successful citizens in our world today? In an ever changing world, we are quickly learning…
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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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Opal School Children Design a Playground
Each year, graduating Opal School students give a gift to the Portland Children's Museum. In this video, fifth graders explain the process they used to…
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Traveling Through Time to Rethink the US Constitution
This post will offer you windows into the Opal 3 classroom (children ages 9 – 11 years) as they travelled through time as characters of…
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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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