Edgehill Education

A beautiful start to summer care! We’ve got a little room for some drop in friends this summer. My busy little bees are helping me plan lots of fun activities. Send me a message for more info 💗

Watercolor crayon resist dreamcatchers by Edgehill kids, ages 6-11

Love love love this 💗

Hello parents and caregivers, we are looking for new students!

For the first time in a few years, Edgehill Education will have some 2024-2025 school term spaces available for our incredible learning pod. Please share this post to help us find some new friends.

Happy summer!

Hiking club is back at it!

Homeschooling Wildflowers: Bring Your Child with Dyslexia, ADHD, Dysgraphia, or Dyscalculia Back to Their Natural Environment Homeschooling Wildflowers: Bring Your Child with Dyslexia, ADHD, Dysgraphia, or Dyscalculia Back to Their Natural Environment

My Grades 4-7 just rocked their photo essay assignment. Check out some of their beautiful compositions.

*shot on phone cameras :)

One of the many perks of homemade education. Some days we head for the hills; we explore the beauty of nature, and wander in its magic. Learning comes in many forms, often not at a desk.

I hope the spring sunshine finds you today. Happy Friday!

Good advice.

The library has always been one of my favourite places. I usually have about 5 books on the go in various genres. I don't always seek out particular books, sometimes I just grab one that I feel drawn to from the shelves. I've discovered some amazing books this way!

Recently, using this method, the universe gave me a book called Knowing Where to Look, by Light Watkins. The book can be read at random, and offers 108 daily doses of inspiration. My students and I love this book and its beautiful daily doses of inspiration, creative energy, and positive connection with ourselves and others. They take turns giving me a number and we flip to that page during our morning meeting.

Today's passage was perfect for teachers and parents. A reminder that we're all doing the best we can under our current circumstances. A reminder to connect, before we correct.
A reminder that we can be gentle with corrections. Rather than say, "no, that's not right." we can say, "That's a good guess/try/attempt, but...".

Connection before correction. A beautiful method to sustain engagement and confidence.

We've been working on improving our growth mindset. We learned that our brains become hardwired to easily follow repeated patterns, or respond to repeated phrases our inner voice speaks. Such as the examples my students shared when faced with challenges.

However, we also learned that when we repeatedly choose new healthier ways of thinking, with time and effort, our brain will begin to habitually choose this new healthier neural pathway.

The potential for a healthy mindset is real and inside all of us.

The students were asked to rewrite their negative patterns of thinking into healthier ones. I love what they came up with. A good reminder for us all.

Without a healthy growth mindset, learning can often feel overwhelming. We work on developing our grit and determination; and recognizing that all the small steps lead to big progress.

Happy Friday!

Some recent art by my Grades 4-7 students. These are oil pastel non-objective abstract pieces inspired by the works of Wassily Kandinsky.

Beautiful!

I’m going to start doing this. 💗

The beautiful magic of childhood. Such a wondrous time. 💗

Lots of excitement here today for our annual fall learning showcase. I’m so proud of these kids and all they’ve accomplished. Their perseverance through challenges is inspiring. Way to go Edgehill students!

Here’s a few photos of some recent projects 😊

Really helpful apps!

Happy Halloween from Edgehill Education!

We are holding a pumpkin decorating contest. The students were tasked with decorating a pumpkin as their favourite book character. Take a look and let us know in the comments which one is your favourite.

Thanks for helping us with your vote!

Have a happy and safe Halloween :)

Change the classroom, not the child 💕

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Modeling the behaviors we hope to see is our most important teaching tool. Practice coping skills together and then put to use when you need them. Here at school we practice meditation, deep breaths, respectful communication and calm down techniques. We are learning how to respond, rather than react to conflict. I always tell my students they’ll be better at this than a lot of adults. The results of this learning has been beautiful to observe.

Never too late to start 💗

For all the spirited ones. Teach them kindness and let them run a little wild and free. They are the game changers, the go getters, and the muses for a new and better world 💗

My Edgehill artists are back! These are Bansky inspired stencil art. 💗

Grades 4-7

Back to school can be exciting and overwhelming. Our kids need a little extra empathy while they navigate their new routine. Lots of care and gentle attention at the end of their school day will help calm frayed nerves. 💗

It's been a busy fun summer! Lots of bucket list adventures checked off for my summer care students :)

Time to prep and plan for a new school year. 2023-2024 here we come!

When our littles once were our best buds and our tiny shadows, it’s hard not to take their teenage disconnect personally. Just keep loving them with everything you’ve got 💗

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Harry Potter Day 💗

Beautiful magic wands made by some magical wizards 😊

This is how O and I like to pose for photos. 😆
Bring on the summer! ☀️

Via Christine Derengowski, Writer ❤️

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