It's been a while since I've shared some of the school's activities with you. time just seems to float by in this warm, lazy weather. However, under this quiet surface, much is happening inside and out of every classroom. Some of my favorite things have been:
Working with 25 Willow Creek families to collect more than 60 lbs of trash on Coastal Cleanup Day
Helping 4 upper school students work with marine biologists to explore just how much of an invasive plankton seems to be making itself at home in Richardson Bay;
Watching the 5th grade class do Navajo sand paintings. They colored the sand, drew their own versions of native American designs and then produced exquisite sand paintings---without even making a mess or mixing the sand colors with each other;
Listening to our children in music classes---plein song, Celtic carols, swing tunes from the 1940's as well as some original compositions filled the room with our very own surround sound.
These trips around the campus and beyond, remind me how very important it is for a school to provide the enrichment which brings to life what is studied and discussed inside the classroom. Over and over, educational research verifies what we all know in our hearts---the tremendous importance of the arts in engaging our hearts and souls as well as our brains. We need that complete experience to truly learn.
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An informal description of daily activities at Willow Creek Academy Charter School in Sausalito, CA.
About Willow Creek Academy
- Carol Cooper
- Sausalito, CA, United States
- Willow Creek Academy is a public charter school founded in 2001 by parents and Sausalito community members. Started with 37 students in grades K-4, it now is a K-8 school with 150 students.