by salm0nb3rry-s1t3 | Jul 20, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
I love Salmonberry School. I really do. It is the embodiment of so much I believe about nurturing child development and holistic education. I am fully and deeply committed to the 40-ish students who spend their days at Salmonberry School, the hundreds we see in...
by salm0nb3rry-s1t3 | Jul 27, 2012 | Blog, Uncategorized
What better way to spend the summer than with a flock of friendly sheep? Perhaps a clutch of newly hatched chicks? A little ukulele? Salmonberry School has reached the halfway mark of its summer program offerings with resounding plaudits from the Orcas Island...
by salm0nb3rry-s1t3 | Apr 6, 2012 | Blog, Uncategorized
Compassion, empathy, understanding, caring; these are a few of children’s capacities that are explicitly nurtured at Salmonberry School. Salmonberry teachers look for opportunities to tune kids in to the difficulties faced by others in our community and around the...
by salm0nb3rry-s1t3 | Apr 1, 2012 | Blog, Uncategorized
Salmonberry students celebrated World Water Day with a walk for water through the village of Eastsound. Preceding this walk-a-thon event students secured pledges from friends and family and then set out to walk to raise awareness of water resource issues around the...
by salm0nb3rry-s1t3 | Apr 1, 2012 | Blog, Uncategorized
In recent weeks, third, fourth and fifth-grade students at Salmonberry School have explored many aspects of the human body with guidance from their teacher Paul Freedman and two Salmonberry School parents who are local physicians. “Dr. Jim Litch presented a terrific...
by salm0nb3rry-s1t3 | Feb 8, 2012 | Blog, Uncategorized
Salmonberry Elementary School students have launched a community-based civics curriculum that has recently brought them directly into the public spotlight, which has included a well-received presentation at a recent meeting of the San Juan County Council. These 13...
