Welcome to the 2013-2014 School Year

What a busy few days! It has been heartwarming to see your children’s excited faces as they enter into the classrooms, hear their cheerful greetings when they see an old friend or watch them as they poke the freshly made playdough or explore a new material.  The school year has officially began! Below are my […]

The Natural World and Young Children

I remember, as a young child, crouching down next to the peony bush in my grandmother’s flower garden and closely inspecting the tight buds, waiting for the big, black ants to crawl over them and unlock the secret seal of the beautiful flower. I thought the ants released just the right amount of magic to […]

Coming Together

What a time we have had together! As the flurry of culminating experiences and celebrations came to a close, I watched our children boldly sing out a song or talk about their work, gleefully give warm hugs to their friends and proudly hold the hand of their grown-up as they invited us into their space, […]