I am so excited for fall! It's true, I am actually excited for the first day of school! While I love teaching all subjects. Language arts is near and dear to my heart. When our children are young, we teach…

Last week Søren decided to copy a Van Gogh drawing. He pulled out a sketchbook, sharpened some pencils and spent an hour studying line and texture, shape and value. The result is stunning. This reminded me of the wonderful creative…

After making several recipes with grated lemon rind I was left with a pile of lemons I needed to juice so they wouldn’t spoil. So that led me to a summertime favorite, lemonade! My children used to make this by…

California history projects Our Waterhouse cooperative school began in Kim’s 900 square-foot, flat roof house. We hosted a diversity of characters during those early years. There was Mikalya, the darling recumbent student who taught us about her individuality as she…

The most inspiring and fun-filled day of the whole school year is our annual Salon des Artistes. Reveling in all that been created throughout the year we celebrating and affirm the work of each young poet, filmmaker, artist, and writer.…

A great story has something for everyone. As a kid, I was jealous of Claudia. I mean what girl wouldn't want to stowaway in an art museum? And not just any art museum, we're talking the Met!  “Claudia knew that…

Summer is a great time to acquire some habits that have been deemed extracurricular, habits that I believe are not supplementary at all, but a vital part of learning. Making recipes with your children provides them the opportunity to learn…

“There are several words that sang above the rest in my high school science classes. From botany, photosynthesis is the one. From marine biology, Echinodermata and Coelenterata. From chemistry, stoichiometry. And, from cellular biology, mitochondria captured my imagination.” So begins…

It's that time of year again: Standardized Test Season. I've had students want to crumple, rip, burn, chew, even fold and fly their standardized testing bubble answer sheets. But this year Taylor takes the prize, "I am going to turn…

Writing begins with words. Enacting poetry is a great way to get excited about words. Rainy days were bittersweet when I was in elementary school. While the playground was sorely missed, watching the rain run like a waterfall down the…