November 3, 2018

Yellow Jacket Sisters

November 3, 2018

Three children had been stung by yellow jackets. The stings had not happened at school, but the memories and the desire to not be stung again ruled the day(s). Play and story came to the rescue.

Lesley Romanoff

June 14, 2016

The Parents Aren't the Problem

Lesley Romanoff

June 14, 2016

Parents embrace the play. They also question. They wonder. They also disagree. They worry. They want more information. Oh my goodness, it is as if they CARE about what is going on with their children. And isn't that what I do as well?

Lesley Romanoff

January 19, 2016

From this, future stewards grow.

Lesley Romanoff

January 19, 2016

The idea that children will wreck things is very much part of the adult-world view (not all adults, of course, but many). This is something that trails us when we visit the adult-world of art museums and it also follows us into the forest.

Lesley Romanoff

July 5, 2015

Rulers of the Game

Lesley Romanoff

July 5, 2015

“He always has to be ruler of the game,” she said of her older brother. “Should he be?” I asked. “No, sometimes I should be the ruler, but he won’t let me.” The older brother disagreed with this observation. He told us that he only rules the game sometimes.

Lesley Romanoff

August 5, 2014

Growing Together

Planned Serendipity, A Discussion About "Child-led Curriculum"

Lesley Romanoff

August 5, 2014

Growing Together

Humans have been using story to enliven their play for a very, very long time so this is nothing new.This is what “planned serendipity” is – we imagine and re-imagine possible story lines and collect materials that enrich them and enjoy the play that unfolds.

Yellow Jacket Sisters

The Parents Aren't the Problem

From this, future stewards grow.

Rulers of the Game

Planned Serendipity, A Discussion About "Child-led Curriculum"

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