“It is important to practice problem solving strategies so we can use them solving our problems. We get better and better the more we practice!…
My recent post, Say What You Mean, began as this post — but I got so tangled up in thinking about the relationship between knowledge…
We’ve been infected with this kind of pathological impatience that makes us want to have the knowledge but not do the work of claiming it.…
In my last blog post, I reflected on Opal’s 3’s experience of getting their writer’s notebooks, a process which I hoped would help them see themselves…
Don’t for heaven’s sake, be afraid of talking nonsense! But you must pay attention to your nonsense. -Ludwig Wittgenstein As Opal School staff reconvened last…
Opal School has two intermediate classrooms, Opal 3 & 4, which include third-, fourth-, and fifth-graders. In many ways, the teachers from the two classrooms function as a…
Opal School has two primary classrooms, Maple and Magnolia, which include kindergartners, first graders, and second graders. The teachers from the two classrooms function as a…
The Beginning School Team sent this letter to parents before the first day of the 2016-2017 school year. We’d love to hear the reflections of Opal School…
As we aim to create a school founded in a strong image of the child, we need to constantly consider our image of childhood and…
What is possible when we invite parents and teachers together to create shared meaning of our goals and expectations for children? What connections, stories and…