Aspen Community School

Reflecting, it’s what smart people do.

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“We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience.” John Dewey Adults are living increasingly hurried lives, speeding from one obligation to the next. The events seem to be unrelated happenings- certainly not opportunities for learning. We need to keep moving. We don’t have time to pause. Right?  Thankfully, life at school is different. We have made pausing to reflect an academic and social habit.  We pause and think back on our […]

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The Perfect Antidote to Uncertainty

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.    Why did we take our entire school cross country skiing yesterday? It just felt right…and a little bit amazing. –It felt right to listen to the voices of our students. We heard our students asking, “Will this happen every Wednesday?” and in truth, we have no idea. We heard students saying, “I don’t want to go to school on Wednesdays anymore.” And in completely appropriate middle school fashion, we overheard students planning a […]

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100th Day of School and Nordic Day #4

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Kindergarten 2022-23  Click here to sign up for the Bake Sale on Tues., March 7. Highlights from the week: All School Presentation on the 100th Day of School! Nordic Ski Day #4 at North Star Preserve WITH backpacks – Ks were challenged just the right amount to have had a real adventure, and to have been successful.  100 Day Celebration – Ks each presented one project that they completed on that day. What a great day had […]

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Post Thanksgiving!

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Kindergarten 2022-23  Highlights from the week after Thanksgiving: So glad to have everyone back safely after Thanksgiving week. The Ks had fun sledding at recess, and also stuffies during Snap Word School, Independent Reading, and Choice Time! .  . . Literacy: In reading we celebrated wrapping up of our Phonics Unit 2. You should have some very smart stuffies at home, as the Ks taught them all of the snap words they’ve learned so far! […]

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