To Walk a Mile in Their Shoes

November 1, 2009

This is a bit of a longer posting, which I hope you will take the time to read. – Paul
As a teacher looking to create meaningful learning experiences for my students, I am a constant observer. My goal through careful observation is to try to understand and experience the cognitive, emotional and physical [...]

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Fall Festival

October 24, 2009

Salmonberry’s annual Fall Festival went on despite the stormy conditions. Great fun was had by all. Kids made traditional corn husk dolls with elementary teacher, Paul Freedman. There was beeswax candle dipping, which took a lot of patience to create beautiful organic-looking tapered candles.
Towards the end, kids and adults alike dipped fall [...]

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School-to-farms

October 18, 2009

Last week, both Salmonberry classrooms took to the road and visited a couple of local farms. The preschool class visited Farmr Rhonda’s Organic “La Campesina Project.”
Rhonda showed the kids many aspects of her vegetable growing process, as well as introducing them to the wonder of the honey bees. Rhonda modeled for the kids [...]

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Early Childhood Dramatic Stories

October 3, 2009

One way in which the youngest learners come into literacy at Salmonberry, is through the visceral power of the dramatic arts.
Students frequently hear engaging stories, fairy tales, and repetitive texts.
Then, they bring these narratives to life, by repeatedly acting out the stories.
Having an opportunity to both see three-dimensionally and even become the characters in these [...]

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Wisdom of the Body

October 3, 2009

At Salmonberry School, students have an opportunity to learn in many ways, using many modalities, and multiple intelligences.
In particular, teachers of students in the early grades help students to attune themselves to the wisdom that is available and present in their own body awareness.
Students practice yoga and meditation, where they take the time to clear [...]

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Day of Peace

September 23, 2009

On September 21, Salmonberry School participated in its first ever celebration of the International Day of Peace.
This holiday began in 1981, and has been increasingly widely observed since the UN resolution in 2001, designated September 21, as the official global holiday.
At Salmonberry School, students age 3-9 culminated a week-long focus on peace studies with a [...]

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On Board the Adventuress

September 19, 2009

Engagement. That is the name of the game at Salmonberry School. And how could students not be engaged! Salmonberry’s 1st-4th grade class just returned from a two-day field trip to Port Townsend, the highlight of which was a learning adventure aboard the 110’ long, hundred-year-old wooden sailing ship, The Adventuress.

Salmonberry students, [...]

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Knitting

August 21, 2009
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New Teacher for the Salmonberry Garden

June 20, 2009

Dear Salmonberry Garden Families,
I am delighted to announce the hiring of our new Early Childhood teacher beginning in the fall of 2009. Some of you have already met Linda Ellsworth when she visited the Garden classroom on Wednesday. The Hiring Committee had a fabulous visit with Linda and was extremely impressed by her [...]

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Holistic Education on Orcas Island at Salmonberry School

May 18, 2009

Why do we parents want an alternative to the public elementary school? In our community, the public school is clearly succeeding in its mission and should be commended for outstanding recent scores on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning as well as other standards-based assessments such as the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. [...]

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