After reading Refugees and Migrants by Ceri Roberts and Hanane Kai and The Day the War Came by Nicola Davies, some 5th graders became invested not only in learning more about the plight of refugees, but about how they could help those displaced peoples, as well.

Join us at our annual Family Heritage and Traditions Fair this Sunday, November 3 from 4-6 PM.

The current rancorous political divide is as passionate as it is pervasive, and it has created the proverbial catch-22 in the modern Middle School classroom. Given the fractious nature of political discussion, is it wise to even touch those subjects in class, or do we owe it to our students to protect them from these issues until they are “older?”

Current events are an essential part of the 8th grade world studies curriculum, which links history with the current modern world and reminds students that history may not always repeat itself, but it does hum a familiar tune.

Alison discusses how the 3/4 Unit builds upon the foundation set by the Primary Unit and prepares students for Middle School, and the role that intrinsic motivation plays in the work she does as a progressive educator.

Our goal is to develop in children an internal locus of control, along with an understanding that self-control comes from inside themselves and that they can exercise it. We want children to do things because they love to do them, not because they want or expect to get something in return.

A chat with Irene, our 2nd grade teacher, about the unique ways in which our Primary Unit program provides the foundation upon which children will grow and blossom.

Program encourages awareness and understanding of environmental relationships that impact public health and the local community.