Our Enrichment Classes are in full swing and we just finished our October series exploring engineering and the pyramids.  Students in the class even constructed their own pyramids out of popsicle sticks, paper maiche, paint, and glitter, or course!

The November series begins next Thursday, November 1.  Students will be creating their own masterpieces based on the work of several famous artists and their work will be on dis...

Here at Galilee, we believe that play is the most important work our students will do during their school day.  Children gain the most out of experiential learning - being able to do and reflect about their learning.  Our students acquire knowledge when our classes are full of movement, imagination, and opportunities for self-directed play.  Movement helps our children to connect concepts discussed in class to actions....

Our new enrichment class has really taken off this year!  Students are enjoying an extended school day and learning about all sorts of topics.  Our upcoming class for February will be exploring languages.  Only four spots remain!  Sign up today in the school office.

"Mommy, Mommy!  Look what I wrote!"  

That's a frequent exclamation in my house now that I have a first grader.  My child is definitely a budding writer and has been for quite sometime.  Now I can see proper letter formation, the use of both upper and lowercase letters, and even correctly spelled sight words, but that hasn't always been the case.  Her first attempts at writing were not so easy for me to interpret and defin...

We are always looking for new ways to get our students involved with our writing centers.  One of the best ways is by introducing new tools!  

Recently, we added crayon rocks to our writing centers at Galilee.  Now I know what you are thinking ... what are Crayons Rocks?  

Crayon Rocks look like smooth, waxy pebbles with a small indentation on one side.  Like traditional crayons, they come in a variety of appealing col...