Summer to Fall, Home to School, and Back Again (Transitions)
This is the time of year for many transitions. The speed of life shifts from summer’s easy rhythms into fall’s busier routines. The flexibility of summer time becomes constrained by the schedule of the school year. Emory Luce Baldwin shares ideas for helping your child and yourself transition smoothly
Is it a big problem or a little problem?
Looking back in order to look forward. Upon receiving her daughter's diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes, a teacher looks in her "bag of tricks" to help put things in perspective.
Director's Letter, Summer 2010
The Cooperative School's Director reflects on developmental learning practices, dreaming "big" and being comfortable with making mistakes, and why vacuum cleaners are so important in early childhood settings.
It's Not What You are Born With, It's What You Do With it That Counts
Emory Luce Baldwin continues on her thread, "Children-with-a-Diagnosis." Part II explores the idea of "growing courage bigger" and why this is so important for young children, especially those with identified needs.
Water Ways, Our Watershed
Meaningful introduction to environmental preservation has long-lasting impact on future generations of nature's caretakers. Water restrictions and soaring temperatures turned our attention to our local watershed, The Anacostia, and ways to introduce conservation to young children.