One of our original BMS families had three sons who each attended our school. Upon the youngest son starting with us, his brother (then in middle school) proclaimed that BMS was his “favorite school because it is so happy.” The reason that our classrooms at BMS, RMS and SMS are joyful is largely due to…
What Children are REALLY Drawn To
As teachers, we spend a lot of time quietly observing the children. We learn what they are drawn to and excited about. Sometimes, it is a person whom the children are drawn to; they rush to greet them and give them a hug, dropping everything they were doing! Why are some people children magnets? When…
Diffusing an Emotional Reaction
A child in class screams at the top of her lungs. Another child slams the door in a rage. Yet another runs to the top of the slide and refuses to come inside until chased. How we handle these situations matters. In the most difficult of times we must maintain our grace and dignity and…
Our Peace Table
I have always had this idea in my head of creating an area of the classroom where a child can go to just be. Not a place to be alone, or to read a book, but to simply enter into his or her own thoughts, feelings and being. I never brought this idea to life…
