Our Halloween parade on Friday featured a happy assortment of princesses, animals, skeletons, angels, characters from TV, movies, and books, and more. Here “big kids” (elementary students) stroll through the preschool yard, a highlight of the day for both groups. The cleverest costume may have been one that many people at first didn’t even realize was a costume—fifth grade teacher John Murphy dressed up (very convincingly) as elementary Co-Principal “Mr. Vince” d’Assis. He ev

Can children learn to be creative from their school community? The answer is yes, and at The Meher Schools we are interested in fostering original thinking throughout the year. Halloween Halloween is just one example. On Friday our annual parade showcased adults and children using imagination to transform themselves. There was fourth grade and drama teacher Amy Weinstein dressed as her dog, Pete, and Pete dressed as Amy, and art teacher Lara Cannon dressed as her version of a

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In the weeks approaching Halloween, we have the chance to see what value this celebration holds for children and note some of the risks....

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Check out our Halloween video here ! Halloween has always been the most festive day of the year at our school, but this year’s...

Halloween gives all of us the opportunity to understand what kinds of scary images are manageable and fun for children and which ones...