The children in the Silicon Valley Kindergarten class, throughout the year, worked a lot with storytelling and its potential. During their third unit of Inquiry on the topic of “means of transportation,” I proposed to the students the reading of Gianni Rodari and the poems …
Notes from the Atelier: Bringing the Past to Life
As a parent with a newly enrolled child at La Scuola, I’ve wholeheartedly embraced the concept and ideals of student-led project-based learning, but admittedly have struggled to fully understand exactly how that translates into a real-world education. These recent Notes from the Atelier are an …
Fun & Beautiful Happenings in Our Atelier
The greatest benefit of the Ateliers for La Scuola students is that they provide them ample space to develop their ideas and become confident in tackling the unknown. Our students speak the language of art – it is one more tool they have to express …