Awakening Seed School

read moreOur school emphasizes inclusiveness, creativity, innovation and positive self-expression. Children are stimulated academically while simultaneously having daily opportunities to interact with the natural world through imaginative play and gardening. A winter storm blasted through Phoenix on Monday, ripping three screens off our office windows and leaving piles of white precipitation scattered around the playground. I learned later that there is a special name for this precipitation, graupel. Graupel is described as water that accumulates on snow above the ground, then freezes and creates.

read moreAt the Seed we believe learning should be engaging and fun. Children have curiosities and interests that make excellent content for studies. An emergent curriculum model is used at Awakening Seed. This model gives students and teachers a voice in shaping the direction of the curriculum, based on interests, strengths or needs of a class, current events, and available resources. Awakening Seed teachers follow the Arizona educational standards, Arizona early learning standards, and NAEYC guidelines for curriculum development.

read moreThe Seed encourages parents to take an active part in their child's school experience in order to make it a true community for learning. They are encouraged to share their many talents and are valued as a rich source of information. Parents contribute by teaching special classes, such as Art Masterpiece, helping with the monthly snack program participating in the classroom, donating materials or resources, driving on field trips, and serving on the Board of Directors. The Awakening Seed Parents' Association sponsors the annual Halloween Carnival each year, in addition to other fundraising activities and parent support services.