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We as lifelong learners

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Balanced 

We believe in using our strengths to overcome our challenges. Welcoming vulnerability as we support each other in an inclusive, democratic space where social-justice guides our relationships.

Creating our learning space

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Literacy Tools

In the making of our Alphabet wall, children start to grasp the concept of form and connection. There was space to practice letter recognition, tracing, sound correspondence, fine-motor skills, and most importantly, sharing a project as an important artifact that becomes a learning tool. How might your projects be a catalyst for collaboration?

Who We Are

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Dots with Music

Exploring our individuality through the celebration of International Dot Day 2020.

Children discover how our challenges open opportunities for risk-taking and thus, developing new abilities. 

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Creating Fair Stories

Being fair is part of participating as a balanced learner in our communities. To revisit this concept, we read the book

“Fair Shares” and we remember how not everyone needs the same.

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What is Death?

In their daily interactions, children started talking about killing, death, and dying. This set the perfect discovery to explore our Central Idea: How personal journeys open new opportunities for growth.

Key Concepts: Change and reflection. 

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What does it mean to be deaf?

Through personal experiences children encounter fear of the unknown. This leads to meaningful discoveries.

 Line of inquiry: Moments that lead to change. After an encounter with deafness, we explore a different way to learn, to be inclusive, and to nurture understanding of others.

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Stories with Nature

This is the experiential process of how we connect our environment to the arts and literacy in an approach called Story Workshop, then building a narrative through Writer's Workshop.

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Stories in Collage

This is a collective story done by children ages 5-7. After exploring the tecniques of artist, Henri Matisse, they built a collage with paper and loose parts. Finally, they gather their ideas and build a collective story. Click below to experience.

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