CIRQUE KALABANTÉ   When the large drums started beating, four in total, I could feel the sound in my chest. I instantly looked to see how the kids from ROCS … Continue reading Cirque Kalabanté

  OCTOBER 14, 2024 by Celeste Irving , ROCS mom (original blog link) From biking, to fishing, to Adena mounds, and an over-sized eagle’s nest, Highbanks Metro Park has so … Continue reading The Cutest Catfish

What is an artist? Though not an objective answer, I believe an artist is someone who expresses a unique part of themselves. It could be done in many forms – … Continue reading A Show of Artists

How we move within in a space, how we move within our environment is not entirely our decision. It coincides with how the space was designed, how it exists either … Continue reading Access is Love

Chaperoning at Glacier Ridge   The big yellow school bus pulled up to the 1,032 acre park – once covered in farmland, and before that, debris left by retreating glaciers.  … Continue reading Chaperoning at Glacier Ridge

Part One: The Choice to Sing  It seemed so simple, what they did over at The Harmony Project. They got together in a big room and sang a few songs. … Continue reading The Choice To Sing…

A Gratitude List The following is a gratitude list. Twenty-five reasons I am grateful for Red Oak Community School. This idea came from: 1) a personal goal to make my … Continue reading A Gratitude List

The Great Book Sort of 2023 The minute Maureen, a ROCS educator, pulled me into her room and I saw the books organized in stacks on the table, I knew … Continue reading The Great Book Sort

BUTTONS OF INSPIRATION STUDYING AMINAH ROBINSON “Can you tell me about your drawing?” I asked each student in the Chickadee class. They were sifting through bowls of buttons trying to … Continue reading Studying Aminah Robinson

CHAIRS COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES     There was an issue to be solved and a solution to present even before word of the problem hit Cheryl’s ears. … Continue reading Learning Democracy