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Exploring the Nurtured Heart Approach: The Inner Wealth Initiative Chapter 1
Parents are often drawn to our school because of our use of the Nurtured Heart Approach, and many have asked to learn more about it and...
Meher School Community
Apr 21, 20213 min read


Speaking Out
Seventh Grade Alum an Organizer of Anti-Asian-Racism Rally in Berkeley Twelve-year-old Meher School graduate Mila Cavagnaro was one of...
Meher School Community
Apr 15, 20211 min read


When a New Rule Is Needed
A kind of daily art auction began occurring in one of our preschool rooms. Individual artists would spontaneously give work to their...
Susie Kohl
Apr 15, 20212 min read


AAPI Compassion in Action: Resources
We’re including resources below for families and staff about things they can do to increase awareness and put compassion into action....
Meher School Community
Apr 13, 20212 min read


The Ballad of Weston and Levi and John
Many of you know Mr. Max as one of our kindhearted and playful preschool teachers, but when he started here more than 20 years ago, he...
Meher School Community
Apr 12, 20211 min read


Staff Spotlight: Ms. Ana (Room 3)
When she first started subbing in a White Pony preschool class in 2006, Ana Fontan had never worked at a school before. She had moved to...
Meher School Community
Apr 4, 20212 min read


Resisting the Temptation to Blame
“It’s all their fault.” Last spring a few kindergarteners announced that Asian people had caused the coronavirus. Their teachers, who...
Susie Kohl
Mar 31, 20212 min read


The Ethnic Origins of Beauty
I wanted to do something special for Women’s History Month, so I contacted Natalia Ivanova, the brilliant photographic artist behind Les...

Joseph Schneider
Mar 26, 20212 min read
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