by Paul Freedman | Dec 11, 2022 | Blog
Salmonberry School believes that a child’s education should be meaningful. It is a grave, though all-too-common error to allow students to feel that their school work is irrelevant or trivial. It is nearly ubiquitous in mainstream education that kids experience...
by Paul Freedman | Dec 8, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorized
“It is through others that we become ourselves” ~ Lev Vygotsky Individual learning is embedded within a complex network of social relationships. Early 20th century psychologist Lev Vygotsky was among the first to recognize that learning occurs primarily through social...
by Salmonberry Programs | Nov 28, 2022 | Blog
Over the course of a week-long collaborative project, Salmonberry School’s 4th- 6th grade Eagles class created a breathtaking sand mandala in their Eastsound classroom. Inspired by the Tibetan Buddhist practice, they carefully applied fine colored sand onto an...
by Salmonberry Programs | Jun 12, 2019 | Blog
Prague, Czech Republic What an honor it was for me to have been invited to participate in a very unique thering of education leaders. For three days in mid-April, in the ancient city of Prague, 40 educators and visionaries gathered to explore “The Soul of...
by salm0nb3rry-s1t3 | Feb 7, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized
originally written by Paul Freedman for Pangea, the literary journal of Spring Street International School I was excited to see the first issue of SSIS’ new literary journal. And even more excited by its title and all it implies. Pangea; the word is derived from the...
by Salmonberry Programs | Nov 12, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
The following post is written by Emmy Gran, the recipient of the Holistic Education Initiative’s 2017 Young Scholars award for outstanding research in the field of holistic education. Here she discusses her reflections on knowledge, truth, trust and Kindergarten....
