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Opal School

@OpalSchool

Opal School & its home, @portlandcm, permanently closed in June of 2021. Thank you to our learning community for 20 years of Playful Inquiry.

 Portland, OR
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Joined February 2012
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We have exciting news we want to share- and a free resource- in the world of playful inquiry! The opalschool.org site is now a free professional development site for educators! Thanks to the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation!
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𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔: 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟏–𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏! Opal School & @PortlandCM are permanently closed. This feed will serve as a tribute to Opal's vibrant 20-year legacy. Thanks to our community of students, educators & caregivers for two decades of Playful Inquiry!
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1/3: After decades of serving families & educators, the board has voted to close @PortlandCM & Opal School. On what marks the Museum’s 75th anniversary & Opal's 20th anniversary, this was a heartbreaking decision.
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3/3: We know from @childmuseums that most children’s museums are facing substantial losses. Public support from the CARES Act & other sources has not been enough to overcome obstacles.
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Opal School has served more than 500 students & 10,000 educators, who in turn have reached one million children locally & globally. We are forever grateful to the vibrant playful learning community that continues to surround the organization.
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"We all have this chance...to muck about & do our best to figure out what we will hold onto & what we need to let go of. To learn some real things about learning that we wouldn’t otherwise...And that feels exciting & hopeful." New blog post from Kerry! opalschool.org/sharing-our-s…
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Every day the earth wakes up a story for you. -- Daphne, age 4
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Warmest wishes to our longtime colleagues and collaborators, @matt_karlsen and @sharrismackay, who started an exciting new project! Follow @playfulinquiry and sign up for the mailing list.
Center for Playful Inquiry (@Playfulinquiry) profile pictureCenter for Playful Inquiry@Playfulinquiry30 Jan 2021
When it hit a year ago, we knew that the pandemic would be a portal, but we didn't know where it would take us. Now, we are launching a new project to build from the work we began at Opal School. Join our mailing list! bit.ly/CPIMail @matt_karlsen @sharrismackay
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Our new Beautiful Learning course started this week! learning.opalschool.org/cour… One of the readings we're drawing on is this "cinematic lecture" by @LFeldmanBarrett youtube.com/watch?v=0rbyC5m5… We hope you'll join the course - but take a moment to watch this even if you don't!
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We’ve got page proofs! One step closer to Story Workshop: New Possibilities for Young Writers being in your hands. @HeinemannPub
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Our new Beautiful Learning course started this week! learning.opalschool.org/cour… One of the readings we're drawing on is this @onbeing talk with neuroscientist Richard Davidson: onbeing.org/programs/richard… Join the course - but even if you don't, give it a listen!
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Our new Beautiful Learning course started this week! learning.opalschool.org/cour… One of the readings we're drawing on is this conversation with @Ready4rigor lnns.co/PFOKvAb1giY Join the course - but even if you don't, give it a listen!
New post! Opal School teacher Rachael Gannon reflects on her efforts to see beyond masks. opalschool.org/what-face-am-… Give it a read!
What face am I making? - Opal School

What face am I making? - Opal School

Stepping into this school year, opening in November after many weeks of percolating and gestating, I felt a great deal of concern over how we…

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A message from our friends @KairosPDX
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Our new Beautiful Learning course started this week! learning.opalschool.org/cour… One of the readings we're drawing on is this presentation by Beau Lotto & Cirque du Soleil ted.com/talks/beau_lotto_and… Join the course - but even if you don't, check this out!
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Thought for the day.. "knowing how to figure out what’s right is more important than being right."
Opal School (@OpalSchool) profile pictureOpal School@OpalSchool7 Jan 2021
The moves that we make through conflict and uncertainty are what lead us to the greatest beauty, the deepest learning, our crowning achievements. School can be a place where we practice living it together. learning.opalschool.org/cour…
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The moves that we make through conflict and uncertainty are what lead us to the greatest beauty, the deepest learning, our crowning achievements. School can be a place where we practice living it together. learning.opalschool.org/cour…
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It is hard to depart from tradition. It is easier to walk on beaten paths. But the truth of learning and change in support of democracy and ecological sustainability requires us to do hard things. learning.opalschool.org/cour…
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An excellent conversation throughout, but if you only have three minutes start at 48:40. youtube.com/watch?v=ZgIKCpX0… @OpalSchool @Ready4rigor @reachacademics
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