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Telling our favorite family stories
As many folks at Opal School know by now, one of my passions is telling stories. I love telling any story, really, but my favorite…
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Loving the Earth
"If we want children to flourish, to become truly empowered, then let us allow them to love the earth before we ask them to save…
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“How do we become friends with a tree?”
One day you will find a tree standing tall in the sun hiding secrets in its branches and feel that this tree is special. to…
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Beginning to think like historians
Shortly before Winter Break, Opal 3 began to dive into the questions of studying history: What was life like in the past? What was here…
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The Other Way to Listen
"When you know the "other way to listen," you can hear wildflower seeds burst open, you can hear the rocks murmuring, and the hills singing,…
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Just look at us now!
Our "community colors" mural thus far: Beautiful. Although we are still wondering together about our eventual center "bloom," there is one thing Opal 2 knows for…
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What do engaged learners look like?
On Wednesday, we spent the morning wondering about water. Students had time to play with water in pitchers and in tubs to notice how the…
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