TerraLuz Schoolhouse

Oct 4, 2011

Yoga with Ruxi

Thank you, Ruxi, for sharing this beautiful gift with our children!

Oct 2, 2011

Week of Sept 27th in photos! (by Ruxi)

no, it is not a cow's udder :)!

clay play!

this is the peace happing next door!

serious work!

dinosaur mazes ... kids chose to help each other and some chose to be more creative than just following a start to finish path.

close to finish product :)!

collaboration!

Volcanoooo!

anyone else wants to coming in?

having fun!

I am wondering if she can see in the future?! (she did have an X-ray this past weekend, all is well!)

The "E" man, one of the most extensive art/drawings I've even seen so far in his portfolio!

very detailed and all from imagination! (she also loved the "Bubble Riding" story which was about a rainbow! ... coincidence!? who knows :)!

Liam, very enganged!

Lucca, doing her math art project.

Child-led problem solving ... I only needed to be there so I could record :)!

Volunteering

Dear families,

I had the honor of being the mama helper this past week. I am overflowing with gratitude for what we all have and I am in need of sharing it! :)

We have amazing children, first of all, who in the light of parents' passion and Ms Andrea's creativity, experience and vision, are truly blossoming! It is so amazing to see the kids' "true self-juices" in every activity they do (especially when they don't know they are being "watched") ... it is truly amazing to see them interact, when everything can go wrong and yet all is perfect and flowing (with no mediation needed 95% of the time). It is beautiful to see the relationship they have with Ms Andrea, the flow and the mutual respect they have for each other! Our kids are so generous and welcoming to all the volunteers and when needs need to be met, no one discriminates! It is truly special to receive and share their excitement for yoga and their honest participation! I really feel like a kid around them! (with less energy of course :)). It is an honor to have them sit on your lap, or lean their heads on you (or my legs), to get spontaneous kisses, to hear my unusual name pronounced with their sweet voices, to be asked to read a relaxation story twice in a day by the same kid, to see appreciation in their eye for the projects we do together!

I know we have only 9 kids however it feels like we have a "complete" group; they know how to regulate, teach, help, love and appreciate each other. They really take care of each other like they would be a pack! They are shaping each other and it is truly beautiful to see!

The detached teaching (putting the knowledge out in front of our kids, from the heart, and allowing them to take what they need without any expectation or personal agenda) and love for learning and art from Ms Andrea is a unique gift to us and our children!

Thank you for this wonderful journey we have started together and I wish for many years like this together!

I love our children!

Love,

mama helper, week of Sept 27 11

PS: photos to follow.

Sep 30, 2011

Storytelling, The Oldest Art

One of the many things that makes my heart sing is when I look into the next room and I see a mama helper reading to our children.

Storytelling is likely the oldest art, and may still be the most powerful one. Command of its magic has catapulted diverse authors like Mark Twain, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Eudora Welty, and Neil Gaiman to great success. They share the knowledge of how to spin a tale that holds us tight in its silky, strong web.-What Is a Story?