The movie certainly wasn’t the only show at our 5/6’s Movie Under the Stars event last night. The crowd was treated to an extraordinarily rare and magnificent showing of the Northern Lights over Miquon.

Thanks to Juan (Nursery parent) and our 5/6 teachers for submitting these photos from the event! Anyone else have photos to add? Please send them our way (breem@miquon.org). Let’s keep sharing and reveling in our experience of this most spectacular event.

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Creating self-portraits is a practice that runs through Miquon from nursery through sixth grade.

Portraits serve as an entry point to talking about identity, the first domain of Learning for Justice’s social justice standards. This work supports children to develop positive social identities; recognize the multiple identities within ourselves and others; gain the language to describe ourselves and others; and express a healthy pride in our own identity while also affirming the value inherent in others (learningforjustice.org).

Portraits represent our community of learners. They are revisited throughout the year, as our identities grow and change, along with our understanding of them.

We hope you enjoy taking a peak at our progress!

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IT`S COMING! We are about a month away from the opening of our new library building.

What`s left? Well, on top of the to-do list is moving in 7,021 children`s books. No big deal, right? @miquon.library

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"I can`t do this... YET!" -wise words from a Miquon third grader.

Our 3/4 just read Not Perfect, by Maya Myers and brainstormed ways to transform fixed mindset language into growth mindset language. Check out some growth phrases they added to leaves, which will later become part of our growth mindset tree. (Thanks to our 3rd-6th learning specialist, Dana, who helped lead this lesson!) #themiquonschool #growthmindset #progressiveeducation

Day 2 is even better than Day 1 because we`re all back together. Welcome Nursery, Kindergarten and First Grade! #miquon #progressiveeducation

At Miquon, we have been counting down to the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, and it’s finally here! What a joyous day it’s been welcoming back our second through sixth graders. (Can’t wait to see Nursery, Kindergarten, and first grade tomorrow!) #miquon #progressiveeducation