http://www.segolilyschool.org/pages Learning through Living Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:45:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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/ Post HERE for discussions regarding the Sudbury model of education! http://www.segolilyschool.org/pages/2008/12/01/the-sudbury-model/ Post HERE to collaborate on school events, ask questions, etc! http://www.segolilyschool.org/pages/2008/12/01/school-events/ Post HERE to discuss issues surrounding parenting Sego Lily Kids! http://www.segolilyschool.org/pages/2008/12/01/parenting/ Hi Peggy! Yes, it's true that there is nothing here yet... We just added it, and have not yet announced its' existence. We will do this at the Spaghetti Dinner next week. For now, everyone can write things, and they get moderated and posted (or not, if they are spam or ... http://www.segolilyschool.org/pages/2008/12/01/new-section/