Baan Dek

We Can Always Improve

Podcasts

Working with children has taught us many things. Perhaps one of the most important is to adopt the mindset that we should learn how to approach everything we do as if for the very first time. No where is this more applicable than trying to find ways to improve. Is this process working? Can we […]

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Spotlight It’s a Practical Life

Spotlights

We’ve been following It’s a Practical Life on Instagram for some time now, and were so enamored by the small glimpses into daily life. We were overjoyed when someone put us in touch with the lovely Sveta Pais, the eyes behind the camera. Her photos, like her words, are genuine and touching, and we hope you […]

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Greeted In Your Own Language

Thoughts & Reflections

One of the most wonderful things, something we celebrate and cherish, is the diversity we experience here at Baan Dek. Our school is representative of the beautiful community we enjoy in Sioux Falls. We have many languages spoken, children who have one or multiple generations living with them, families who are brand new to this […]

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We’re All Learning

Podcasts

When we published our “Culture Matters” piece, we received a lot of great, inspirational feedback. People were curious to learn more about how we work together as a team. They wanted to learn the details. The minutia. We thought we’d take five of our guiding principles and break them down into easily digestible chunks. This […]

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The Montessori Materials

Thoughts & Reflections

The Montessori Materials are beautiful. Visitors are often surprised by the nature of the materials. They are primarily made of natural elements: wood, metal, glass, porcelain, paper. They are breakable, sometimes fragile. This is for many reasons. It’s one of the ways we show children we respect and trust them. We know even very little […]

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