We all want to help. We are born empathetic into this close-knit community, and that empathy drives us to care for and want to help one another. We want to help other adults, even strangers, and, so tenderly, our children. What drives this desire? When isn’t it actually “helpful?” What could you do when a […]
In this podcast, Charlotte Wood discusses the final aspect of our five Guiding Principles: We Prepare the Environment. The Prepared Environment is a specially curated space for children of a certain age, another word for “classroom,” a special place. Adults work diligently to ensure this space is always clean, ready for the children, that everything […]
Lately, we’ve been podcasting about our five Guiding Principles, core values that drive us daily, measures we use to gauge if a thought, conversation, action, perspective is in line with the agreements we make as a team. In this podcast, Charlotte Wood reflects on the Guiding Principle of “We Create a Culture of Empowerment.” How […]
One could argue that our job is communication. We are communicating when we observe a child, notice what they are ready for, and present them with a material. We are constantly communicating with the children, through our actions, words, and even emotional cues. We communicate with families, from initial inquiries to tours to sending photos […]
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 […]