The Magic of Circle Times and Community Meetings
Circle Time (class meetings) and community Meeting (school wide gatherings provide unique opportunities to present lessons and to do activities which build community , reinforce school values, broaden the common parameters of learning, and deepen the children’s spiritual experiences at school. These times of gathering can play a central role in introducing curriculum themes., acknowledging […]
Individual Liberty and the Common Good
The Coronavirus is a Stark Reminder We Are One Global Family
hat a difference a month makes. The whole world is reacting to a pandemic of a previously unknown virus. It’s an emergency on a global scale, dominating every news cycle. It’s the subject of conversations over coffee counters at 7-11 in the mornings and at local watering holes in the evenings. Our lives are being […]
Education Needs a Radical Change
fter recently watching a film about the life of Jane Goodall, and then reading a recent interview with her, I was struck by her stark observations regarding the state of our planet—in terms of climate change, the disappearance of species, the destruction of forests, the melting glaciers, the pollution of the oceans, the desperate plight […]
The Generosity of Children
he kindergartners stood in a circle on the grass in the park one brisk afternoon, leaving the slides and monkey bars empty. Curious, their teachers approached and heard them softly singing one of their gentle, circle time songs from class. Drawing closer, they realized the children encircled a dead bird. One child said later, “We wanted to sing […]
Webinar: Becoming Respectfully Aware of Others’ Faiths
Becoming Respectfully Aware of Others’ Faiths Andrew Kutt