Hands-on Learning is very important to learning and part of our classroom every day. Hands-on Learning is learning by the process of doing. This idea became popular in the early 1950s and was backed by famous psychologists like Jean Piaget, Kurt Lewin and John Dewey. It can also be called Experiential Learning. Experiential Learning quickly … Continue reading Hands-On Learning engages all learners | Christine Jansen
The Why, How and Where of Nature Play | Stella Rodriguez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhas9OEc1Lk Why Despite my best efforts as a certified educator, nature can often be the best teacher. It is through nature that I have learned how to respect all things, even those that I do not understand. It is through nature that I have learned that everything finds a way to work itself out … Continue reading The Why, How and Where of Nature Play | Stella Rodriguez
Embracing the power of not ‘yet’ | Rick Schulte
If you have yet to face any real challenges in your life, consider yourself fortunate. At some point, everyone faces a challenge. It will be uncomfortable. It won't always have a simple answer. And large or small, you will have to figure out a way to solve it. Avoidance is not the correct response. … Continue reading Embracing the power of not ‘yet’ | Rick Schulte
Kindergarten plants tower garden in classroom
Kindergarten teacher Katelyn Ewing explains how her students are planting a tower garden in their classroom. The kindergarten classroom continued its lesson in learning about plants and life, adding seedlings to its tower garden. Arugula, bibb lettuce, gourmet lettuce, rainbow chard, cucumber, kale and basil seeds were carefully added to tower garden. The class … Continue reading Kindergarten plants tower garden in classroom
Understanding local impact for Zero Impact Day
It was a great learning experience for Earth Day as New Morning School students experienced how much we can affect our local and global environment for our first Zero Impact Day on April 22. Also, two middle school students, Malina and Zach, were also quoted on the radio during segments which ran throughout the … Continue reading Understanding local impact for Zero Impact Day