We Read about Brave Women
One such discussion shared the value of the counterstory, or a story that presents experiences beyond the dominant narrative. READ MORE »
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“Pretend we were just born”
A close look inside our Nursery classroom reveals children’s stories unfolding, characters evolving and plots twisting. READ MORE »
Finding Empathy Through Art and Story
During morning choice time, many of our learners are taking agency in talking about what they are creating and their intention to give it to someone as a kind gesture. READ MORE »
Reflecting Upon What Works (and What Doesn’t) for Our Kids
As September and October rolled on and we continued to observe and reflect, we eventually came to realize that our existing schedule really did work in opposition to our group’s developmental needs. READ MORE »
Dip, dip, drip
The Miquon tradition of candle dipping in December continues this year. READ MORE »
Over in the Forest . . .
From the box turtle to the possum, the song selected based on the group’s study of all the woodland animals that live at Miquon. READ MORE »
Investigating How Inventions Impacted Ancient Civilizations
While students are better understanding the past, they are also developing a strong foundation to critically think about how they can solve modern real-world problems through inventions. READ MORE »
Our Home Study in the Woodlands
For the Fall Conference Week Bree and Rich’s group explored the woodlands here at school, specifically, we began the discussion of our central theme for the year – Homes. READ MORE »
Electing the National Doughnut
We got started by meeting in blended building half groups to talk about voting — What is it all about? What kinds of voting have our students experienced? After some discussion, we identified. . . READ MORE »
The Good of the Group
At Miquon, we believe that social and emotional growth is so integral to childhood that academic work cannot be seen as something our children are doing separately from their lives as friends. READ MORE »
