Lesley Ellis School is an independent elementary school that offers a progressive, anti-bias education with ambitious goals for learning. During the nine years I have been at Lesley Ellis School,
In the kindergarten and first grade classes, co-teachers Liam Nolan and Maija Alksnitis prefer to tell stories that are interactive, allowing the children to stop the action and help shape what happens next.
If you saw teams of upper elementary students stacking marshmallows and chocolate pieces between graham crackers, you might think they’re engaged in a cooking project.
Inspired instruction opens the world of learning to every individual student. One Lesley Ellis School teacher finds poetry to be the perfect way to make children more confident writers and readers, .......