Opal School Blog
We Want to Give It to the Whole Wide World
One of the values we place a lot of emphasis on in the Early K, is the children’s previous relationships to the natural world. We begin…
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The Power of Oops
"I punch-ded Ruby today. It was an accident – ly. But it was an oopsie moment. I had an oopsie moment. Acause in my classroom…
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Reggio Emilia
Here is an interesting short film about the schools in Reggio Emilia, created by Italians, wishing more schools in their country were using this approach!…
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What is a Big Idea?
At Opal School we have a strong image of children as protagonists of their learning, as collaborators in search of relationships, and as communicators who…
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Consequences of Gender and Racial Attitudes
Just heard a fantastic presentation by Rebecca Bigler of The University of Texas at Austin, the Director of the Gender and Racial Attitudes Lab. Her…
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We are Our Stories
We bring our schemas through the classroom door every day. What we know, what we have experienced and who we are is always present as…
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Sustainability
Did you notice how you reacted to that word? Are you, like the students in Opal 3, noticing that word in many places right now…
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Belated Appreciation
Dear Opal School Teachers I am writing to express my unending gratitude for the gifts you have given to my children… in all likelihood my…
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Making friends with flowers: part 3
What might happen if we create opportunities to explore the connections between imagination and empathy? As teacher-researchers we wondered, how might the children employ their…
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Group Dynamics Revisited
Judy Graves came to talk to Opal 3 on Thursday, April 28. She reminded us of the work we had done with her earlier in…
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