by trueendsblog | Sep 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
There’s a delightful Frog and Toad story that I haven’t been able to get out of my head as we’ve prepared for Granite’s 2019-20 theme, “Growing Together.” Arnold Lobel’s “The Garden” isn’t meant to be a...
by trueendsblog | Jan 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Guest Post by Dolly Myers Per our well established classroom routine, today my kindergartners filed into the classroom after our outdoor recess, grabbed their snack boxes, and found a seat. One of the girls offered a sung blessing on our food and we settled into a...
by trueendsblog | Oct 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Things take the time they take. Don’t worry. How many roads did St. Augustine follow before he became St. Augustine? We’re now firmly into the academic year, and the above poem by Mary Oliver seems particularly appropriate. This is the time when parents and...
by trueendsblog | Sep 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Our 2018-19 theme is journey. As educators, it’s important for us to really consider what kind of journey we want to take our students on. Of all the different journey metaphors we might hear regarding education, each of them connotes a wealth of ideas, only...
by trueendsblog | May 18, 2018 | Steps to Wisdom
Fear of God, piety, knowledge gathering, strength and resolution, diligent application. Our students have been practicing these steps since September. As parents and tutors we’ve seen them grow, as they learn a little bit more of what it means to humbly approach...
