Greetings, Mariposa families! I’m writing to you from the Fairy House Workshop, where your children are in the midst of building charming homes for their magical friends. First they drew architectural plans for their buildings. This week they’re using moss, clay, shells, twigs, pebbles, and other natural materials to bring their drawings to life, and […]
Music plays a big role in our daily routines in Mariposa. In fact, one of our first signals of the day is the song “Come Join the Circle.” We love the peaceful and intentional tone that the song sets for our first gathering. In song, we wish each other “Good Morning to You” and then […]
Greetings, Mariposa families! As our scientific study of animals’ homes progressed, we began to incorporate fictional stories of animals nesting in their homes in winter. Books like Bear’s Winter Party and Mole in a Black and White Hole enchanted the Mariposa children with their illustrations of cozy burrows decorated with treasures from the natural world. […]
Hello, Mariposa families! Bugs have continued to fascinate the Mariposa children. In the Bug Lab, we watched our monarch caterpillars nearly double in size each day, until finally one courageous caterpillar crawled up the side of the enclosure, formed a “J” shape, and built a chrysalis overnight! We marveled at how brave a caterpillar must […]
Hello, Mariposa families! As we’ve settled into the first month of school, a shared interest in bugs and insects has emerged within the group. Children began noting ladybugs and spiders on the schoolyard, and there was great excitement among some of the children when they discovered and identified a ladybug larva. In response, Christin and […]
