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Music with Ms. Erin!

Music with Ms. Erin!

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Growing Curiosity Virtual Summer Camps - Summer 2020

Growing Curiosity Virtual Summer Camps – Summer 2020

Our virtualsummer camp dates are below. For $100 per two-week summer session, your child receives a box full of fun, age-appropriate activities related to our theme, plus one private lesson each week. We also have circle time at 10:30-11:00 am M-F, and will be sharing some great books, activities, music, poetry, and games.

Session 1: June 15-19 & 22-26  – Theme: Our Living Oceans!

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Summer Camps 2020

Hi all, I wanted to give you some updates on Summer Camps! **If we are able to open back up**, our plan is to offer two 2-week camps this year. Here’s the information:

Dates: Session 1: June 15-19 & 22-26 (8:00 am – 4:30 pm)Session 2: July 6-10 & 13-17 (8:00 am – 4:30 pm)**We will not be serving lunch during summer camps, but we will have snacks twice daily.  – The price will be…

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Our first month as an anti-bias school

Our first month as an anti-bias school!

As a new school there are all sorts of things you want to make sure you’re setting groundwork for in the first few weeks, and for me at the top of the list was establishing a good foundation for our anti-bias work. I have written before about some of the age- appropriate things we do with preschool children in anti-bias education. Now that we’re up and running I wanted to share what that’s…

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Learning and Growing Together

Learning and Growing Together

Our beautiful school!

One of the beautiful things about starting a brand new classroom is that we are all learning together; we are all appreciated and valued the way we are, and that we all have things to learn and ways to grow.

It’s been beautiful watching our community growing together, learning our routines and rules, and slowly beginning to learn everyone’s personalities and…

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Come tour our beautiful classroom and ask questions about our program. Open House Sunday, November 24th at 4 and again at 5 pm! (at Growing Curiosity) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5L_TdjFl1e/?igshid=hoojqcap57ri

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Come check out our beautiful and fun backyard! Open House 4-6 Sunday, November 24th. (at Growing Curiosity) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5L-rJQFoNe/?igshid=hj2e4yynfeyc

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Our newest friend, Seymour Squirrel, helping us find balance on this cold and wet Fall day! (at Growing Curiosity) https://www.instagram.com/p/B427E2CFlQ0/?igshid=1qygipa0fa380

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We had a great time at the Festival of Learning! We meet some terrific folks, and what a gorgeous day!!! (at Browning Hangar) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4qOWcFFMZZ/?igshid=162iqeay8buwv

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Come and have fun with Growing Curiosity Community Preshool today at the Festival of Learning 10-1 at Browning Hangar in Mueller. We can't wait to see you! (at Browning Hangar) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4pTxiLFD4R/?igshid=10jkjg81dabwz

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Safety First!

One of the things I’ve thought about during this renovation process is how safe everything in our school is now. New siding, bamboo and tile flooring, new water lines and all the electric updated. It’s gorgeous. I cannot wait to share it once the final touches are added. Everything new, safe, beautiful.

A few weeks ago we noticed something decidedly unsafe in the backyard, though! Up in…

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Almost there!

We are really in the home stretch now. We’re expecting to be ready to move in by weekend after next!

Here are a few pictures of the progress we’ve made so far this week. The deck is finsihed and beautiful!

Look at this beautiful work done by Najera Construction! They’ve been amazing. Antonio is available at 512.822.2139

Today Erin and I put together the sandbox, and I can tell you it…

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Dear Maria, I'm grateful for your bravery against fascism, your and respect for all children, and your scientific approach, which reminds me to observe first, and learn. 💜 (at Growing Curiosity) https://www.instagram.com/p/B11IJK2FT62/?igshid=1e9joc0inc9hy

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Almost there!

Just another week and the building will be complete!

I am excited to say that the renovation is almost complete. We are looking at a week from tomorrow for the completion of the renovation. So much to do, but also so much done. We’ve got flooring and tile and as I type this we’re finishing the electric and plumbing. It’s all coming together!

Share in our joy at the beautiful environment we are creating! We hope you’ll book a tour for…

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What is Anti-Bias Education?

What is Anti-Bias Education?

Developmentally children as young as six months notice physical differences such as skin color or differences in tone of voice. By three years old children are asking questions about similarities and differences.

You’ve probably heard a young child call every four-legged animal they see, “doggy!”. We are all exposed to messages, both overt and covert from a young age and some of these…

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Care of Self - Montessori Practical Life

Care of Self – Montessori Practical Life

“Any child who is self-sufficient, who can tie his shoes, dress or undress himself, reflects in his joy and sense of achievement the image of human dignity, which is derived from a sense of independence.”

(Maria Montessori, The Child in the Family)

Shoe tying is a very complex task!

One type of practical life exercise is the set of activities known as care of self. Care of self can be…

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What could be more patriotic?

What could be more patriotic?

For the fourth of July my family decided to celebrate by protesting our country’s immigration policies that are cruelly impacting families seeking asylum in our country.

Demonstrating is one way to show our administration we do not approve.

I call my representatives and write letters, and donate to organizations like RAICES and Corazon, as well as some local shelters for immigrants, but…