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We have added a weekly taste test at BCS! Every Thursday afternoon, Erinn and Holly (BCS food intern) create a treat for the children and families to try at pick up. So far this summer we have made a mango-peach-banana smoothie, blueberry muffins, kale chips, and zucchini bread (with local zucchini from the farmer’s market!)…

The preschool has been exploring the concept of community through the lens of Rights and Responsibilities.  We discuss and study the rights of ALL community members and the responsibilities associated with protecting those rights for everyone in our communities.  This requires a deeper understanding of the many similarities and differences that are inherently human to…

ANTI-RACISM RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES SKIN TONE ACTIVITIES BY MELISSA Exploration of skin tone is an important early step in understanding differences and dispelling the idea of value based on the color of our skin. We must start very early to explicitly teach children that skin color is simply pigmentation and does not indicate…

ANTI-RACISM RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES ANTI-BIAS CURRICULUM BY KAT “It has been said that actions more often than not speak louder than words. And if this is so in the case of child-rearing, then we must be especially vigilant in our actions to shape the values children will attach as they learn about people…

ANTI-RACIST RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES Resources for Parents: How to Talk to Your Kid About Race, Racism and Police Violence How to Talk to Your Kid About Race and Justice Why All Parents Should Talk to Their Kids About Social Identity LIFE DOESN’T FRIGHTEN ME BY MAYA ANGELOU READ BY NATALIE BEIN’ WITH YOU THIS…

Note from Natalie: Hello friends and community members, I wanted to let you all know that this will be our last week of blog posts, ending on Friday, June 12th. I wanted to personally say it has been a privilege to be the editor of this blog and a contributor to the curriculum content. Everyone…

ANTI-RACISM RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES In light of what’s happening in America, we felt it was important to shift the focus of our blog to share dismantling racism materials for children and parents. BCS teachers engage with this work and these materials in our classrooms and online learning has made that harder to do.…

HELPING YOUR CHILD THROUGH FEAR BY THE OLD TODDLER TEAM This week, we thought we would address a topic common to most children at some point. That is the fear of monsters, especially at night.  There are many articles and websites that address this issue. There is even a popular movie (Monster’s Inc.) that looks…

BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS! HOW TO ENGAGE YOUR CHILD BY MELISSA Exposure to books is one of the most important factors in development of vocabulary and learning to read which becomes the basis for learning in school.  One public school teacher put it this way:  ‘ In kindergarten to third grade children learn to read, from…

SPLASH! BY ROBERTA GROBET INTRATER READ BY KATLYN DIY SPRINKLERS In the hot summer months, BCS kids love love love getting in their bathing suits at school and running through the sprinklers! We make our “sprinklers” by hanging our hose up on the wall with a shower head nozzle/sprinkler head and letting it run. It’s…