By Bernadette Nicholas “What is the difference between a space and a place?” This was the first question with which I was confronted on a Saturday morning as I sat in a workshop discussing classroom design. It was a question to which I hadn’t given much thought previously, but in hearing the juxtaposition of “space” [...]
Tag: friendship
It’s Not Goodbye After All
By Sara Zacuto
"I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive."
~Joseph Campbell
Come Collecting!
By Rebecca Sadler
“With children, it is the joint moments of delight that build the social brain."
~Mariah Moser
Dear Sara…
"When we teach our children to "be nice" instead of self-aware – which means, self-directed, self-governed, self-boundaried – we teach them that it is more important to be in a relationship, than it is to be true to oneself."
~Shefali Tsabary
Love Letter to the Drifting Child
By Sara Zacuto
"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen."
~Brene Brown
The Kindness of Children
Guest post by Kelsie Castro
“Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.”
- Paramahansa Yoganandya
What Does It Mean To Be A Friend?
I'll be perfectly clear and say that I have no intention of answering this question...I don't think there is a definitive answer. It is a question we ponder with children often in our school. One way that children ask each other to play is by using the language "wanna be my friend?" But what do [...]