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The Story of the Lemon Tree

For those of you who don't know, Raintree has a lemon tree that lives next to the Kindergarten classroom. This is a resilient tree that...

The Peace Process Works for Grown Ups, Too

During our conferences, last week, we spoke a lot about the social emotional growth of your children and I have a story to share to illus...

"Right Now" Learning

Speaking candidly, not all project times go as planned. And, as a teacher, we are planners. So, when times of learning and engagement do ...

The Forest Inside Us

Forest day started like any other: fort building, leaf rubbings & story telling when, all of a sudden... "I heard a BOOM!" "I think at ni...

Beautiful Like the Creek

The forest is a refuge. Senses are sharpened, details are noticed and time slows to a pace that is more... natural. "I've never done sewi...

Blazing Trails

To wander through the forest in search of mystery… to tread upon unknown ground… to experience a space for the very first time on a quest...

Eat Pretty

You know that old adage you are what you eat? Well, have you ever stopped to think exactly how true that is? Put simply, healthy eating i...

Because it Mattered

Last Fall, a group of three year old’s took it upon themselves to protect all of the mini beasts found in the forest. They wanted a place...

The Art of Observation

Photography comes from two words - “photo” meaning light and “graph” meaning to write, literally translating into the delightful phrase: ...

Whose House Is This, and Why Are We Here? The Pedagogy of Raintree School

We live in the houses other people built. They move in, water the plants, eat at our table. We didn’t build this house. No one, on the...

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