http://www.segolilyschool.org/pages Learning through Living Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:56:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We let the cat out of the bag! A few days ago we opened the front door to air out the school and next thing we knew all the kids who play inside upstairs were now running around outside, enjoying the fresh air! Munchitrot supervised kids outside for the rest of ... http://www.segolilyschool.org/pages/2011/03/14/outdoor-fun-with-catie/ Sego Lily School Presents! The Hysterical History of the Trojan War When: Friday and Saturday, March 18th and 19th 7pm Where: LDS church building at 1889 S 1750 E, Salt Lake City Tickets: $5 in advance, $6 at the door Contact Sego Lily School at 801-274-9555 for more information http://www.segolilyschool.org/pages/2011/03/14/the-hysterical-history-of-the-trojan-war/ Dear Friends,  I'm excited to share the Seeds of Love fundraiser with the Sego Lily Community!  I've been inspired by many friends who want to support Sego Lily School in our monumental effort to build Utah's first Net-Zero Energy school. We have the opportunity to exemplify that Green Schools are not just ... http://www.segolilyschool.org/pages/2011/03/14/seeds-of-love/ When I began volunteering at Sego Lily my first question was, “Okay, so what does a Sego Lily staff member do?” This was unlike any job I had ever experienced. I asked the current staff members, watched them navigate through their day as well as researching Sudbury literature to direct ... http://www.segolilyschool.org/pages/2011/03/14/my-sego-lily-journey/ Hello Sego Lily Community!  I had a glorious Sego Lily Moment yestereday when we went "over the river and through the woods."  I took a group of 5 youngsters including Darius, Willow, Sandy, Audrey, and Dylan to the stream yesterday.  They were throwing rocks, eating their lunch, and looking for fish ... http://www.segolilyschool.org/pages/2010/03/02/jump-darius/ Wonderful article in Psychology Today, about how children teaching themselves to read being the best method. The article specifically mentions Sudbury schools! http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201002/children-teach-themselves-read http://www.segolilyschool.org/pages/2010/02/25/children-teach-themselves-to-read/ A few days ago, I popped my head into the backyard. Four boys, wearing safety goggles, were breaking open a huge geode. I said hello and went on my way. It wasn't 10 minutes later when one of the boys was walking through the building, announcing enthusiastically, "Dudes, you have GOT ... http://www.segolilyschool.org/pages/2010/02/09/was-that-science/ I was doing office work when Ethan walked in asking for some tape. He is making a cup out of a leaf. We experimented with different tape and soon he designed a functional cup. I last saw him hurrying outside his leaf cup in hand calling, "Dude, I made a ... http://www.segolilyschool.org/pages/2010/01/25/186/ Hannah, Jerusha, and Eli were driving home with their Dad when he asked them, “What did you do at school this week?” Their Dad later relayed their responses to me - “I don’t know,” and “I can’t remember,” and the dreaded, “Nothing.” So he asked me, “What did they do ... http://www.segolilyschool.org/pages/2010/01/25/a-whole-lot-of-nothing/ Thank you so much to all who came out for the meeting The Assembly elected to change our calendar to a 12-month calendar, and we spent a lot of time talking about the new facility. We will be having a spring play this year, students and staff are very excited! Our ... http://www.segolilyschool.org/pages/2010/01/19/winter-assembly-meeting/