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Written by Anna Golden and Rachel Azzinaro, Atelieristas Rachel Azzinaro and Anna Golden are the Atelieristas at Sabot. They are each visual artists and work with all of the children in the school. An Atelierista’s… Read More The post What does an Atelierista do? appeared first on Sabot at Stony Point.

Can a group of students take an idea, create a project, and see it through to completion? Can students impact their community without adults leading the way? After witnessing it firsthand in my classroom this winter, I certainly think so. The post Fostering Interdependence in the Middle School Classroom appeared first on Sabot at Stony Point.

As is often the case, questions lead to more questions and after sharing ideas as to what was happening, the children chose to further their inquiry with new experiments. This enabled them to confirm a theory or to take their thinking further. The post Building Meaning Through Collaborative Investigation appeared first on Sabot at Stony Point.

In this metaphor, the pandemic year could be reflected by a tree’s narrow growth rings. It could be one of those years where the tree will retract and take care of itself because the environment is lean and hard. But, curiously, that is not what is happening. We aren’t waiting out the challenge; instead, we are continuing to grow. In fact, this year has the natural effect that hard times give: new strength is forged.  The post Thoughts on the Playground Oak and Progressive Education appeared first on Sabot at Stony Point.

At Sabot, context informs all of our celebrations. You won’t find any traditional or conventional observances on the school calendar. At this time of the year, when the North East of the United States is getting darker and colder, we celebrate warmth and light. The post A School Growing in Context appeared first on Sabot at Stony Point.

The fundamentals of Reggio and the 16 Habits of Mind blend well and come alive in the classroom. They provide a through-line to describe this dynamic pathway of learning, which stretches from 2-year-olds to 8th graders. The post The Five Rs: A Learning Paradigm Embracing Reggio Fundamentals and Habits of Mind appeared first on Sabot at Stony Point.

When we started working with cardboard, the immediate gratification of getting to take creations home was valuable–getting the children to push through the difficulties of working with a new material. However, the immediate gratification of… Read More The post The Design Challenges of a Cardboard Engineer appeared first on Sabot at Stony Point.