it began
with a look around the science room
taking a closer glance
at amazing natural treasures
honeycombs, footprints, nests
when suddenly
someone discovered
a hidden hole in the rug
everyone rushed to see this
very rare and incredible curiosity!
‘the biggest quest to learn anything is curiosity. if you are curious about something, you will go and dig.’
-rakesh jhunjhunwala
while on our recent visit to the farm
one of the 3-year old kinder
asked the farmers why the windmill wasn’t spinning
after a short discussion about the wind and movement
he put it all together and was happy to know the answer.
when we sat next to each other on the bus for our return to school
he turned to me with a big smile and said,
“you know, i just love, love, love learning.”
and it almost brought me to tears.
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“the capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.”
-brian herbert
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image credit: kobi yamada, apg sales and distribution,
some paths just wait to be discovered
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“we keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things,
because we are curious, and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”
-walt disney
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leslie park, ann arbor,michigan, usa
kinder do hands-on research
writing their observations and making conclusions in their notes
“words of wisdom are spoken by children at least as often as scientists.”
-james newman
“what does our word say?!!”
(two kinder working together in my multi-age classroom, one older, one younger)
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“learning is creation, not consumption.
knowledge is not something a learner absorbs,
but something a learner creates.”
-george couros
if you look closely
just to the left
of the little blue suitcase
you’ll find
a curious young boy
hiding amongst
the summer holiday
window display
the best part of it all
safe behind the glass
peeking out into the world
eyes open and full of wonder.
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“if a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade.”
-tom peters
so proud to be a member from way back
of the ‘look it up club’
i was very shy and quiet
but once i learned to read
the world opened up to me
i ‘mastered’ the encyclopedia
and never stopped looking things up.
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“true merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.”
-edward wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
each one with her own strength
kinder figure out how to solve the puzzle
by working as a team.
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‘be curious, not judgmental.’
I didn't have my glasses on.... 