Time To Change The World
The children haven’t just been passing time in this magical world around them. They have been holding it in their hands and working with it every day.
The Treasure in Front of You
We have been planning for our 75th Anniversary of the Cooperative School. How do we mark the passing of years in a meaningful way? One way is with these journals, collected year after year...they are the treasures right in front of us.
What We Do...Our "Discipline" Policy
Discipline surely implies something adult-led. The word "discipline" feels (and is) unpleasant, controlling, a top down delivery, and connected with punishment designed to alter, end, or influence behaviors. How do we move away from that and actually build community?
The "Etc. of Summer"
The frustrations weighed heavy, as they usually do, and those were mostly offset by the pure joy of just getting to mess around with stuff and ideas for play. It was a perfect "Etc. of Summer."