Raintree Chef Spotlight: Chris Rieke
As the chef at Raintree, I have the unique opportunity to utilize some of the base, organic processes of the school. Whether it’s Erdkinder students composting all of our useable food scraps or using fresh [...]
Spring Has Arrived!
Spring has arrived! As we look outside we see sprouting bits of green and blooms beginning to form. It is a time for new beginnings. As we transition from snow boots and gloves to rain [...]
World Peace Game Reflections
What affects one of us affects all of us. "My first impression was that my role was not important and I wouldn't be able to do much. After a while I realized that I could [...]
Animals of Raintree
The longer I work at Raintree, the more I wonder about the stories that collect around these fourteen acres of land. The tales that are told with the most joy and humor are those of [...]
What Is It Like to Be a Raintree Substitute (and also a Raintree Parent)?
Some names in the story have been changed. After making my way down to the Lower Far East toddler community, I find the children gathered around the tables joined by a few parents and/or guardians, [...]
Raising Adults
Raising Adults Last week I was listening to NPR and was quite touched by a short interview with Michelle Obama on her latest book, The Light We Carry. In this interview Obama talked about her mother [...]
Montessori Language
by Lisa Erber, Primary Guide in Upper Far West There are four schemes in preparing the language area of the Montessori primary. Dr. Montessori believed that you must prepare the hand to manipulate ever more [...]
Montessori students exhibit a more richly connected semantic memory network
by Eric W. Dolan March 6, 2022 in Cognitive Science The type of education a child receives appears to influence how they represent knowledge in long-term memory, according to a new study published in the [...]
A Glimpse into the Primary Upper West
By Laura Hosek, M.Ed., Primary Guide, Upper West It’s been a strange couple years for everyone, everywhere across the sphere we call home. Humans have been stretched and balled, left to rise, deflated, then molded [...]
The Black Strip: A Glimpse into the Lower Elementary South East Loft
By Laura Sinkler, Lower Elementary Guide The Long Black Strip is a lesson in humility. It is 100 feet of black fabric representing the 4.6 billion years of Earth's history. The Black Strip is an [...]