Happy Holi! We are so grateful to @india_artisans for throwing this authentic Holi celebration, the festival of colors, for the Sarasota community to experience! Every year it gets bigger- so nice to see so many supporting each other, and taking an interest in other cultures. 😍 Thank you so much to Rekha and Angelo for all of the love and effort you put into your festivals!!
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@ India Artisans
Another glorious Forest Friday at Crowley! This week our 6/7th graders practiced survival skills, utilizing some of their shelter building techniques, as well as constructed a minnow trap from found materials they learned from a florida specific wilderness survival book they are currently reading in class.
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@ Crowley Museum & Nature Center
6/7th grade eyes!!!🙌 So many subjects integrated here...physiology...how eyes see...physics...convex versus concave...shadow...reflection...all recalled during this lesson...total time = about 1.5 hours..time well spent! 😍👌
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. @ Mangrove School of Sarasota
Morning meeting in the bay.🌊
Thank so much to @moteeducation for partnering with our school, helping to bring diverse scientific experiences to our students throughout the school year. We had several questions about careers at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium after our visit today.😍
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@ Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
“Children need time to become themselves–through play and social interaction. If you overwhelm a child with stuff–with choices and pseudochoices–before they are ready, they will only know one emotional gesture: More!”
www.greenchildmagazine.com/simplify-for-happier-calmer-kids/?fbclid=IwAR2eMDbqtUrabmE7S4rVBI6I5BR...
Want happier, calmer kids? Simplify their world.
greenchildmagazine.com
As you decrease the quantity of your child’s toys and clutter, you increase their attention and their capacity for deep play. When we simplify, we gain physical and mental space.
Jess Kearney this is good
Profound! And accurate. I'm living with this, having taught that "more" is better -without realizing it- and now wanting to simplify so that my children can find value in the "littlest" of moments and peace in stillness and "boredom". I appreciate the share!