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Our Anniversary Auction is tomorrow!!! We are very, very excited!!!  The staff has generously donated their time to the auction and we want to give all families a chance to bid on these special priceless items! Not only will this be a very special experience for your child, but an added benefit is that parents get […]

Our Collaborative Art Pieces            If you were expecting handprint turkeys, I hope you are pleasantly surprised! We approached these art projects as a collaboration between the children and the teachers. Each project attempts to fuse the joyful creative experiences of the child artist, with the form and finishing touches of the adult artist. Each […]

The Emergence of Letter Writing in Play: A Whole-School Perspective By: Louis Amodio, Pedagogista                Behind each classroom door, learning moments fill the spaces with sounds, with buildings, with drawings, with conversations, with movements. When you step outside the classroom and pull back a degree, just far enough to see the school in […]

This has been an amazing year for The Willow School! We hope you will join us for the next school year!! Enrollment for the 2016-17 school year starts now!  Currently enrolled families and siblings should submit the Enrollment Application and Registration Fee ($300) no later than January 29, 2016. New family registration begins February 1, […]

In 2013 when Sam and Effy were one-year-olds at The Nest, we took a collection from families and staff for Our House, a childcare center and support center for homeless children and their families. Mrs. Keli, Sam, Effy and I delivered the items before winter break that year. It was a gratifying experience for many reasons, […]

If you missed the Classroom Meeting Night, here is a glimpse into what went on… Teresa and Brandi spoke about why we work the way we do.  Afterwards the parents were invited to the classrooms to learn a bit more hands on about what their children have been working on this year. Enjoy the Pictures! […]

On Saturday the whole staff participated in an all day meeting and materials workshop. It was a great day of team building and professional learning!  After the business portion of the meeting, our Atelierista, Brandi Kaepplinger, gave a presentation about provocations and materials. It included information about how to present the materials we make available to children in […]

We hope you’ll plan to join us on Feb 21st for a family social. More info coming soon!