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Khan Academy Embraces Montessori 2.0
Posted on: Monday, January 11, 2016
Eric Westervelt of NPR interviewed Salman Khan about the pedagogy of his new Khan Lab School. No surprise that this leading educational innovator is using Montessori methods like multi-age groupings and hands-on learning in the classroom. Read or listen to Eric Westervelt’s interview here.
» Read moreWinter Festival 2016
Posted on: Monday, January 4, 2016
Winter is the darkest season. But the darkness of winter draws our attention to light. At Winter Festival we celebrate the light that each of us brings to our family, our classrooms, our school and our community. Winter is the darkest season. Winter is also the coldest season. But the coldness of winter draws attention to the warmth in our hearts. With this warmth, each of us has the power to thaw bigotry, intolerance and ignorance. At Winter Festival we celebrate the love inside each of...
» Read more10% Camp Discounts Through 1/31
Posted on: Sunday, January 3, 2016
Receive 10% off when you sign up for any Evergreen Summer Program through January 31, 2016. Get ready for a summer of creativity, discovery, and friendship. With more than 50 years of experience, Evergreen offers joyful, safe and educational programs where active, curious children age 2.5 to 10 learn and grow. Led by our caring and experienced staff, our programs provide enriched experiences that children and parents love.
» Read moreEvergreen at the Phillips
Posted on: Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir remains the best known and most popular work of art at The Phillips Collection, just as Duncan Phillips imagined it would be when he bought it in 1923. The painting captures an idyllic atmosphere as Renoir’s friends share food, wine, and conversation on a balcony overlooking the Seine at the Maison Fournaise restaurant in Chatou. Parisians flocked to the Maison Fournaise to rent rowing skiffs, eat a good meal, or stay the night.
» Read moreWhy Evergreen School?
Posted on: Wednesday, December 30, 2015
The most distinguishing characteristic of Evergreen School is the quality and expertise of our faculty. Our teachers are committed to the Montessori philosophy of education. As such, their strongly held beliefs in the capability and dignity of each child lead to a learning community based on respect. It is an environment characterized by collaboration
» Read moreNew Water Tower
Posted on: Friday, July 10, 2015
Outdoor play and natural discovery are an essential part of childhood. And sand and water are essential, universal elements of our natural environment. Our new sand and water system allows children hands-on exploration of their physical features in our all natural Playgarden.
» Read moreEmily is Head of School
Posted on: Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Hi I’m Emily. I was Head of School at Evergreen today. I am in the Elementary class. I am graduating this year. Next year I am going to Sidwell Friends School. I came to Evergreen four years ago. I was in Ms. Liotta’s class when I started. My brother, Joshua, is in Mr. Bingcang’s class.
» Read moreCircle Celebration
Posted on: Thursday, May 14, 2015
Evergreen will close the school year on June 5 with our annual Circle Celebration. The Circle Celebration is our annual commemoration of the school year and the earth’s journey around the sun. It follows the Celebration of Life Birthday tradition, but expands it to the life of the school during the past calendar year– from summer to the end of the school year in June.
» Read moreProgram Robots at Evergreen Summer
Posted on: Thursday, April 16, 2015
Program robots at Evergreen Summer! Researchers from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have developed a system for that encourages children and robots to learn together. Read more here: http://www.scoop.it/t/summer-by-lourdes-billingsley
» Read moreBuilding & Growing: 2015 Strategic Plan
Posted on: Tuesday, February 10, 2015
In 2008, Evergreen School Board of Trustees formally adopted a new strategic plan. The document was a commitment to long range planning and a strategic vision for the future of the school. Now, in 2015, the Board of Trustees reviewed the progress of the school as it relates to the goals of the plan. Additionally, the Board, identified specific objectives to be accomplished before the plan expires. Please click here to see the 2015 Plan.
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