by salm0nb3rry-s1t3 | Dec 9, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
Recently, IDEA, the Institute for Democratic Education in America named Salmonberry a “Showcase School” and invited us to become a member of this organization as well. This honor has moved me to explore further the meaning of the phrase “democratic...
by salm0nb3rry-s1t3 | Oct 7, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
“Letting our everyday intelligence go mute: to feel the intelligence of what surrounds us. Take a tree, a flower, a blade of grass – and study their stillness. Become their stillness; aware only of the air your imagining begins in. There is something in...
by salm0nb3rry-s1t3 | Sep 4, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
Salmonberry officially began it’s second decade this week, and this milestone leads me inexorably toward reflection and introspection about this amazing project. I remember so clearly the first gatherings of eight 3 and 4 yr-olds in rented and borrowed spaces around...
by salm0nb3rry-s1t3 | Jun 26, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
Well…it’s not exactly a Salmonberry program, but…back in 2007, Salmonberry hosted it’s first Holistic Education Conference. At that event, two dynamic speakers served as Keynote presenters. The first was Brent Cameron, author of Self Design:...
by salm0nb3rry-s1t3 | Mar 21, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
Salmonberry’s intermediate class introduced ukuleles to all students as the newest part of our expanding music program. Teacher, Anita Orne, spent a good deal of the first class helping everyone get tuned up. Though the kids did manage to learn their first...
by salm0nb3rry-s1t3 | Mar 21, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
In an effort to fulfill our school’s pledge to plant trees for each Christmas tree sold at our December fundraiser, Salmonberry’s intermediate class made a journey to San Juan Island to continue our work with the San Juan County Land Bank. The SJCLB is...
