After Finn brought in photos of a zoo in Florida to share with the class, we brought out some new toy animals. Ethan had built an amusment park in
Welcome to the Peopleplace Zoo!
Cider Pressing Day!
On a spectacularly clear and chilly October morning, the Moore family brought their apple cider pressing equipment to Peopleplace so we work together and make our own cider. The children busily washed the apples, dumped them into the grinder, transferred
Clay in the studio!
The studio has been a busy place in the upstairs classroom this September. The older children were eager to get back to clay work and have taken time to show the younger children some of the clay techniques they learned
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art
On Wednesday, May 5, a small group of children and teachers walked from Peopleplace to the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockport
All Species Parade
On Friday, April 16, in honor of Earth Day, we joined together with the students from Children’s House Montessori school to walk in the All Species Parade…
Fairy Tales… a look inside
In the upstairs classroom we are reading lots of old favorite fairy tale-
April 13, 2010
Today in the morning sun a group of children set to work making a lemonade stand. They mix water and mud and excitedly deliver refreshing drinks to all their friends.
October 24.2013
Block room exploration
Block room explorations are important for many reasons, but today they were all about learning to work together and trying to figure out that other people have different ideas and plans.
Stone Soup
Just before we started our Thanksgiving vacation, the Upstairs class read a few different versions of the story “Stone Soup.” The children were interested in how the people did not want to share their food when the story started, but