Exploring Preschool
We find all kinds of things to explore! Stella and Henry spend a long time at the water table, filling, pouring and enjoying the feel of the cool water. Josie builds a house of blocks and
Archive for 2018
Beginnings…
It’s been a beautiful beginning for Studio Purple. The children are eager to play and connect with one another. Below are some captured moments from our first three days together. We’re looking forward to the year
Getting to know us.
These first three days of school have been filled with children and teachers and parents coming to know one another. How do we meet new people? How do we begin to play? What happens in Studio
June, 2018 – LNS Creates Interactive Installation: Encountering
In the fall of 2017, John Ravenal, Director of deCordova, challenged the LNS faculty to create a piece for the sculpture park based on our work with the children. This fortuitously coincided with our umbrella topic:
Goodbye Studio Purple!
“Believing takes practice.” –A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
“That’s like a door…”
While inspired by our recent visit to Saul Melman’s Best of All Possible Worlds piece featuring doors, it’s interesting to note that we’ve gravitated to thinking about this particular feature of houses. Why do we have
“I think we solved the problem!” Vivian
Turns out constructing a pool IS hard work. It has been wonderful to see small groups of children working together towards this end, encountering problems, negotiating solutions with the larger group, and ultimately constructing something that
If I had a hammer…
I’d hammer in the morning… Nails can bend too. So, you might want to be careful. Graeme Cuz it’s in the crack, and if it sticks we’re going to pull them out like this(using the claw).