We had an excellent trip to Sacramento’s Train Museum Monday via Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor. The students were well-behaved on the train, the museum is built for students of their age, and the artifacts/primary source documents tell the story of the Intercontinental Railroad in a powerful way. Every docent I talked to reflected wistfully on the lessons […]
Last year we were excited to develop a Science Vision for TBS with the work of faculty and parenting adults. If you haven’t had a chance to read it, I encourage you to–it’s an inspiring document! In order to make progress towards this vision, and to better use technology to enable students to “engage a […]
You’ve been informed, but perhaps you forgot: it’s Puberty Ed week. I am personally so grateful the school hires the wonderful Jennifer Devine to run these four days of coming-of-age education. She is so honest, informative, and caring. Julia is taking the helm this week, while I take careful notes in the back of the […]
Yes, that’s right, we plan to read a ton this Readathon week. Note the simplicity of this week’s homework: Math: 4th grade: odd-numbered problems on page 108 of Spectrum 5th grade: finish your packet by Friday Reading: 40+ minutes. Record your pages, etc., on our shared Google Classroom spreadsheet. Let’s read thousands of pages this […]
