Archive for October, 2008
Community Artwork
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Uncategorized on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Community Artwork
Posted in Uncategorized on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Watercolor Fall Leaf Bookmarks
Posted in Arts and Crafts on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Week 6, Day 12: October 24, 2008
Posted in books, curriculum on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Again, we jumped right into our day with beeswax and leaves and began making bookmarks. Each friend made three-one for Ruth Craft with their picture adhered to it—and two for themselves to bring home. Using the same technique, we used miniature leaves, and pushed the edges down to make the leaf stick to the paper. [...]
Week 6, Day 11: October 21, 2008
Posted in Peace Travelers, books, curriculum on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We jumped right into our day with beeswax and leaves and made two collaborative class collages. (Keeping the beeswax warm enough to use so it stays clear and easy to use is challenging with lots of friends dipping, but we managed!) Each friend placed a just-dipped leaf on watercolor paper, and pushed the edges down [...]
Week 5, Day 10: October 17, 2008
Posted in Peace Travelers, books, curriculum on October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jayden began our morning circle, after we dipped our pressed autumn leaves in beeswax. Each friend dipped five—three for their own mobile to bring home, and one each to contribute to our class mobile and a mobile for Ruth Craft. We spent plenty of time outside today, collecting small leaves for a project that we’ll [...]
Week 5, Day 9: October 14, 2008
Posted in Peace Travelers, curriculum on October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jayden began our day as the morning meeting leader, and we used our talking orb to discuss what was fun about the long weekend. This is what friends had to say:
Jayden: I liked the fall festival. I got a cool game, and we had a sleepover.
Maia: I liked the fall festival and Zoe’s birthday. I [...]
Week 4, Day 8: October 10, 2008
Posted in Field Trips, Peace Travelers, books, curriculum on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We began our day welcoming Annika to our educational community. We welcome Annika—and her family to our circle of belonging, our circle of community, and our circle of friends. Maia was morning meeting leader, and we used our talking orb to discuss what we learned about the American Indians that we studied. This is what [...]
Peace Travelers in India
Posted in Peace Travelers on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mendhi
Mehndi tattoo art has been practiced for at least four thousand years in the Middle East and Asia, the henna paste is used on special occasions of such as Wedding Rituals and other ceremonies
In addition to henna being an Impermanent Tattoo, the henna leaves have antiseptic and astringent properties. Henna paste is often used on [...]
Week 4, Day 7: October 7, 2008
Posted in Uncategorized on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Maia began our day as the morning meeting leader, and we used our talking orb to discuss what we learned about the American Indians that we studied. This is what friends had to say:
We drew pictures about Native Americans—beans, corn, squash, homes, feathers, and animals. We talked about our totems and our own power. (I [...]
