Rain, Ice, Snow!
There was so much excitement about the swiftly changing weather conditions this week! We often notice that the children keenly feel these upcoming changes even before they happen. The anticipation of snow on Thursday stirred many
Archive for 2018
Building a relationship with Sheila Pepe.
This week at our staff meeting, our colleagues at LNS and the Learning and Engagement team at deCordova spoke about how we build empathy in our community. We named curiosity, relationships, and familiarity among many tools
Sometimes it’s good to go slow.
In collaboration with deCordova’s Learning and Engagement department, we as an entire school are researching the Umbrella Topic “LNS Wonders about art, nature and empathy” We continually witness children’s expression of empathy whilst interacting with nature
Caterpillar update
After three weeks in Studio Yellow our caterpillar has spun a nice warm cocoon. However we have a problem. When he emerges his wingspan will be as big as 15cm and he has spun his cocoon
This is The Same
On Thursday afternoon, Wesley and Livia were quite interested in spending time together. Livia, Livia want to color with me? My favorite color is this! Wesley shows Livia the yellow crayon, and draws sweeping strokes across his paper.
Ships and boats, boats and ships!
Since early in the school year, the block environment has been home to the fantastical building of ships. Children have constructed these vessels, drawing on their depth of knowledge and engaging their imaginations. This work is
Do you want me to teach you how to braid?
Continuing our research on the intersection of empathy, art, and nature, we are exploring fiber and string-like material in Studio Red. A new installation by Sheila Pepe has us wondering: How might art be a catalyst
“These trees don’t all look the same.”
With all of the mapping and leaf exploration that has been going on in Studio Purple, we decided that it was time to blend these threads together a bit. How do we see and know the
It all started on the playground….
Food features firmly in the minds of the Studio Yellow children. On the playground cakes and cupcakes are baked in the sandbox and the train often turns into a food truck offering coffee and ice cream.
A Guitar Lesson
Mondays see Extended Day in Studio Blue and this week Mark was surprised to find a strange guitar hanging in the studio. Sam had brought in his own guitar to share with us.As Sam sat in