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Holes

By Kim, on April 19th, 2012%

“It takes a universe to make a child, both in outer form and inner spirit. It takes a universe to educate a child, a universe to fulfill a child.” Thomas Berry

I have been on vacation on a tropical island in the Pacific. All I will say . . . → Read More: Holes

Real Stuff: The Ultimate Edition

By Kim, on April 8th, 2012%

OK. All my other Real Stuff posts were trivial and tokenistic: here is the real deal on real stuff…..knives, matches, saws, fire, and freezing temperatures in a kindergarten in Norway.

Here on Vancouver Island we are not far behind. Two intrepid educators have persuaded, cajoled, educated and enlightened enough policy makers that a . . . → Read More: Real Stuff: The Ultimate Edition

Let in the Wonder

By Danielle, on January 17th, 2012%

This morning we woke up to snow falling. It was marvellous. Let me explain snow and Victoria for those who are not familiar with this area. It snows if you’re lucky a handful of days in the year. It doesn’t stay cold enough usually for it to last longer then a day . . . → Read More: Let in the Wonder

Let’s Start a Revolt!

By Kim, on January 6th, 2012%

Where I live playgrounds are all the same. At our preschool we tried to design a different kind of playground but through the twists and turns of regulations we were foiled and ended up with the cookie cutter version. You know the kind, yellow and green with a plastic slide and a non . . . → Read More: Let’s Start a Revolt!

Weekend Links

By Danielle, on January 6th, 2012%

You may have stopped by the site recently and it looked completely different and then it went back to the normal format. You may have noticed some new features, like threaded commenting, spam prevention and author bios. Well my partner got me a couple books on wordpress and I have been playing ever since. . . . → Read More: Weekend Links