October Work Day!
We had a great day on Sunday for our first work day/volunteer day of the school year. We accomplished so much together that, yet again,...
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Derek Henig
Sep 204 min read
If You Build It...
** Happily being the test dummy for our slide. You probably all know the saying from the movie Field of Dreams, “If you build it, they...
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kathleen McIntyre
Aug 251 min read
Opening Ceremony
Each year, we begin the school year with an opening ceremony. Our entire school gathers together and remembers the importance of being in...
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Heidi Kelly
May 24 min read
In honor of "Bambina"
aka "Little Boo", "Fluffnugget", and "the Littlest Boo of them All" 8/31/11 - 2/23/24 She was a part of so many children's lives over the...
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Heidi Kelly
Mar 11 min read
LE Science Fair
March started with a great deal of excitement surrounding the Science Fair. At this level in our school, projects are completed at home...
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Derek Henig
Feb 23 min read
Problem Solved... Fair.
Our Science Fair is getting a little “makeover” this year, and I wanted to take a few moments of your time to share what’s happening...
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Derek Henig
Dec 15, 20233 min read
The Lorax and The Intercession (Mr. D)
We are at the end of our first-ever Intercession, and I think we’re going to come out of this with lots of thoughts and reflections. But...
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Derek Henig
Nov 17, 20234 min read
We Are...
Being observers, as I wrote about in the last post, leads us to be a part of some amazing moments here at school and beyond. It also...
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Patricia Hatch
Oct 21, 20232 min read
In Other Loft News ...... World Affairs Council of Charlotte
This year, Mr. Derek and I (Miss Patricia) joined the World Affairs Council of Charlotte as educators so that we may participate in their...
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Patricia Hatch
Oct 21, 20232 min read
In Other Loft News.... Our UN Focus
To give a little background information....... In 2016, the United Nations ratified a declaration stating seventeen audacious goals that...
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shannon7481
Oct 5, 20231 min read
Spontaneous Activity in Education (Maria Montessori)
Maria Montessori wrote the above titled book. A key aspect that came from her observations of children is that children seek growth...
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kathleen McIntyre
Sep 28, 20232 min read
Mindfulness/SEL: awareness of neural states
The focus of mindfulness/SEL for the past couple of weeks has been developing awareness of neural states. This is foundational to...
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Derek Henig
Sep 18, 20232 min read
Observation & Rumination (with Mr. D)
** me being (trying to be) contemplative... There may not be anything more to the core of what makes Davidson Green School work, what...
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kathleen McIntyre
Sep 17, 20231 min read
Lessons from Mycelium
Relationship skills are one of the core competencies of Social Emotional Learning. This week, we looked at the framework of a forest...
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kathleen McIntyre
Sep 17, 20232 min read
Lower Elementary Adventure to Rockmont
This past week, Lower Elementary headed up to the mountains of western North Carolina to Camp Rockmont for their overnight adventure. Not...
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kathleen McIntyre
Sep 6, 20231 min read
DGS breath of the month - video
We are weaving another level of interconnectedness throughout the school — and we are doing this via a breath practice. This week, all...
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kathleen McIntyre
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Opening Ceremony
The whole school gathered together today to honor the start of the new year and the joy of being in community once again. As we joined...
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Paula Gross
Jun 7, 20231 min read
Sweet Sorrow
It's that part of a cycle - an ending to what has been. And the anticipation of what sweetness is yet before us, in the next turn of the...
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kathleen McIntyre
May 25, 20231 min read
Elders - a practice in mindfulness
Elders surround us at DGS. They have been watching over our children since we arrived ten years ago. This week in mindfulness, we slowed...
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Paula Gross
May 12, 20232 min read
Market-ing, 5/12
It's been a wonderful market season - I hope all of you have been out at least once to the Davidson Farmers Market to interact with our...
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