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1st grade morning circle. 💗 Greeting the day

1st grade morning circle. 💗

Greeting the day with reverence and joy, creates a feeling of "the world is a wonderful place to be!"

As part of their daily rhythm, the first grade incorporates tons of purposeful, active movement throughout the day, often paired with various subjects, such as math, music, etc, to engage their will forces, help them fully integrate into their bodies, and awaken them for a full day of sensory rich, dynamic learning opportunities. 😍
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Belonging...one of the very basic human needs.💗

Belonging...one of the very basic human needs.💗

A child in this space is free to be and explore, having positive attachments, freedom, and a sense of place through a supportive, loving caregiver, child led learning, and a predictable rhythm.💗
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We are nature, too. 💗 Therefore our connection

We are nature, too. 💗

Therefore our connection to nature is also a connection to ourselves.

Deep invisible roots bond us to our surroundings, if we take the time to just "be" in nature. No agenda needed.

Super sweet pic taken by Ms Kerry last Forest Friday🌳

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💗YES.💗 The caregiver relationship shapes c

💗YES.💗

The caregiver relationship shapes children's perspective of what love and care look like. By modeling healthy practices - compassion, communication, and respect for example, we set them up for creating their own healthy relationships (with themselves, too!)

And what is more important in life, than our relationships? 🥰
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Monday morning mochi making, for a special someone

Monday morning mochi making, for a special someone's 15th birthday.

We love to celebrate our teens' unique gifts, talents, and interests. 🎉

The individuality that becomes apparent in these years is therefore honored and held in reverence, which is so important for their capacity of love and respect for themselves.🙏
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Heading into the weekend like 🤙🌳 Happy spri

Heading into the weekend like 🤙🌳

Happy spring holidays everyone! Wishing you a beautiful weekend... hope it finds you outside!🥰🌿
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📷 by Ms Krista

No smartphones in sight... At our school we encou

No smartphones in sight...

At our school we encourage families take the @waituntil8th pledge, forgoing phones until at least 8th grade, and for good reason.

When kids have free time, time to be bored, time to make their own fun, they are more likely to find things to do throughout their lives, rather than defaulting to a quick "fix" through scrolling/video games, etc.

In addition, our students engage in plenty of movement, games, artistic activities, and creative endeavors, making their tendencies for boredom infrequent to begin with. Then, when they are looking for something to do, their capacity for creativity serves them well, and they end up making up a game on the fly like this. 🥰

Seeing teens "play" like this, is truly priceless. 💗
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What will happen to our wild, open, land if childr

What will happen to our wild, open, land if children don't grow up loving it? How will they think to protect it?🌳

Although human behavior has changed dramatically since the introduction of farming, social and technological changes in the past 30 years have accelerated a disconnect from the natural world in huge ways.

Yet, we still have a biological need to be outdoors. Our bodies thrive if we are able to have access to nature regularly.

Meanwhile, artificial light from screens, and so close to our eyes are damaging children's ability to see things at a distance at alarming rates.

Every additional hour per week a child spends outdoors, the chance of developing myopia drops by approximately 2%.

This is just one example of how a life lived primarily indoors, while possible through innovation and technologies, is not serving us for the long term. Balance between what makes life easier, and honoring what we need biologically, is imperative for our collective ability to thrive - all beings and planet.💗🌏
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Open air learning.🌳🌞 As we head into spring

Open air learning.🌳🌞

As we head into spring (aka first summer) in Florida, we find ourselves reconnecting with our surroundings more intimately as we strive to find comfort when the afternoon heat arrives. Just a week or two ago, we were actively seeking the sun on cold, blustery mornings! And of course, we will be back and forth between the two, for a bit as well!

To find success in learning 100% outdoors requires flexibility and adaptability. And this is a heartening lesson in itself. As humans, we want to control everything, but when we live among the elements all day, we must observe, both outwardly and inwardly, analyze, and adjust as needed.

In this process, we learn to read our surroundings, and ourselves, so well. We gain confidence that we know exactly what we need to do, that all challenges simply become problem solving exercises that strengthen and nourish our capacities to live simply, without always needing something we can't provide ourselves.

Here some our older students find a glorious breezy place to learn beneath an elderberry tree.🙏🌳
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Stay awhile! 💗🌳💗 Ah to be in the graciou

Stay awhile! 💗🌳💗

Ah to be in the gracious shade of a tree today!

Sacred, stoic guardians of the land, they have the capacity or reminding us of who we are and to be generous with our gifts.🌠
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A few recent Aloha Cafe 🌺 creations by our 8/9t

A few recent Aloha Cafe 🌺 creations by our 8/9th grade!

Always vegan and gluten free, organic, sweetened with maple syrup or coconut sugar, dye free, baked fresh, packed with plant based protein to support our health and so most everyone can indulge if they'd like!💗

In addition, this weekly foray into entrepreneurship has brought many layers of benefits, aside from the delicious, nutritient conscious treats for our community:

Researching and testing recipes, choosing menus, trying different baking techniques, presenting their products, keeping track of their expenses and sales, interacting with customers...they are truly getting a sense of what it means to be a business owner!

Even if this isn't the path they take in life, they have been exposed to it and can see it as a viable option... how one can take a service or product (especially something they enjoy)and turn it into a livelihood. How empowering!

For a young adult taking their first steps into the world, it feels important to present them with several pathways to sustainable adulthood, and what better way than through experience!🌿
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🌊Spring Break vibes.🌊 . . . . . .

🌊Spring Break vibes.🌊
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Because 💤💤 this week...try the restorative p

Because 💤💤 this week...try the restorative power of nature.🌳🌿🌳
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And a bumpy ride it is...but keeping that connecti

And a bumpy ride it is...but keeping that connection is so important.💗

What can you do?

Listen to them. Teens are processing a lot...the brain growth that happens at this age is tremendous, as they figure out the world for the second time. Being a listening ear, without judgement, is such a tonic for the searching teen. The more you listen respectively to what you might consider trivial, the more they will share the deeper, more crucial worries/concerns/fears they may have.

Take time to spend with them, alone, doing something they enjoy. You might hate it. Do it anyway, and find the fun they revel in! We need to meet them in their world to connect.

Respect them, don't belittle them. They are figuring out the world, and don't need more criticism than their own inner critic. Notice and share when they should be proud of themselves - remember that sometimes even small steps take great courage.

Hug them. Affection is a part of close relationships and trust. By taking away affection because of societal expectations teenagers often feel loneliness and self-doubt.

By fostering this connection, over time, through our actions each day, we have the capacity to build a sound relationship with our children that will strengthen them as they head out into the world.🌠
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1st grade dog 🐕meets 2/3rd grade hedgehog 🦔.

1st grade dog 🐕meets 2/3rd grade hedgehog 🦔.🥰

Also pictured are our amazing first grade teachers - our current first grade teacher, Ms Marti, who will move with her class to second grade next year, and our first grade teacher for next year, Ms Kerry, who currently leads our sweet sandpipers!

Being a first grade teacher is a special calling at our school; they are the earth angels who guide our first graders as they cross the 🌈 rainbow bridge of dreamy play based early childhood to the "big kid kingdom" of the grades program, complete with desks, specialty teachers, and academic tasks.

First grade teachers tune into their students so deeply to meet them in this milestone of a transition.

As they are introducing students to organized learning for the first time, in order to ignite a love and joy for this, along with fostering a feeling of service and care for one another in the class, their gesture is crucial.

They bring vibrant, rich circles, beautifully artistic lessons, enthusiastic physical development work, and thoughtful elements that address the social emotional needs of their class as they navigate complex group situations that reflect their budding maturation.

To watch them from afar on our campus is so heartwarming, as they lead with boundless enthusiasm and energy, modeling joyful learning, and robust will forces for creating beautiful, meaningful work. It is an understatement to say that this takes tremendous life forces to do this each day, but the impact they have on our students and their relationship to learning and to the world is tremendous. 🙏🌠
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Our 4/5th grade has caught the entrepreneurial spi

Our 4/5th grade has caught the entrepreneurial spirit! Here are their backyard chicken eggs now available to our community, complete with pictures and short bio of the actual hens who laid these beauties.

So many awesome benefits to this endeavor! It is so wonderful for a student of this age to "try on" the role of business owner. Each week two students take a turn to handle the sale, interacting with customers, make change, etc. Then they can review and add up sales and report back to their class. (The whole class decorates the cartons by hand, complete with cursive handwriting🥰) They have also brainstormed other products too, such as Lavender All purpose cleaner, and crocheted hair scrunchies. So heartwarming to see this initiative.💗
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((Special thanks to Trudie, Bomba, Tinkerbelle, and Petunia.🐤🥚))

When the earth is your classroom: Nature made hook

When the earth is your classroom: Nature made hooks. 🌴

Enjoy your explorations this weekend🌿
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In nature we find ourselves.💗 . . . . .

In nature we find ourselves.💗
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Childhood is not simply a time of becoming an adul

Childhood is not simply a time of becoming an adult and preparing for the next phase of life. There needs to be ample time for children to simply be.

If it were a race, they would be racing towards the "rat race" everyone wants to escape. So why do it?

Instead we could:

Let a child unfold at their own pace

Give them time to daydream

Honor the process over the product

Let them be bored

Provide tremendous time for unstructured, child led, imaginative activity.

Holding that space of childhood is the nourishment from which they can then grow and thrive.💗

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Were you recharged today?💗 My Device (Comic by

Were you recharged today?💗

My Device
(Comic by Michael Leunig)
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