Why "Buy-in" is Part of the Cooperative Experience
We have time to talk about books she has "from school." These same books are shared via weekly updates written by the teachers for the teaching team. The teaching team consists of co-oping parents and teachers. We work in partnership, but the only way the partnership works is when parents "buy in."
What a cooperative school offers parents
Cooperative schools were formed to provide mothers with work experience along with continued and diverse educational opportunities. All that was housed in a communal effort with childcare because women know instinctively that we are stronger together.
Dirt is Good
Dirt is good for you. That's the news of the day.But you know what is really good for you? Memories. The dirt is fleeting, but it holds forever in the memories of the best days ever. Standing around with some of the parents, we shared stories of our own camping adventures from when we were young.
Observe The Play
We observe the play, first and foremost, just for the joy of it. We observe to rediscover the wonder of play. Then we also observe to follow the relationships. We look for the connections between people, between bits of information, and between the children and the natural world. And because of this, we know the children.