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  • Dying with Indigo

    Dying with Indigo

    Students in Class 1-2 worked joyfully with Ms. Swan to dye yarn using indigo from Ms. Swan’s home garden. As their busy hands worked, the burst forth in song. Scroll down for photos as well.

  • Clown Aerobics

    Clown Aerobics

    Inspired by a New York Times article, I decided to do some clown aerobics to start our music class today. The goal is to make all the cups face upward. Oh, but did I mention that’s only the goal for half of the students. The others’ goal is to make all the cups face downwards.…

  • Monarchs at Ashwood

    Monarchs at Ashwood

    Monarch caterpillars are munching on the butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) seedlings that were planted by the Agricultural Arts students! This picture was taken at the kiosk, where—if you look closely on opening day—you may find some very hungry, very happy caterpillars. Ms. Swan, our Agricultural Arts Teacher, and her young helpers have been collecting some…

  • Classroom Spaces and Places

    Classroom Spaces and Places

    Grade school teachers are preparing their rooms for the first week of school. Can you guess where each of these objects can be found?

  • See How Our Garden Grows

    See How Our Garden Grows

    Ashwood Agricultural Arts teacher, Ms. Swan, and her students will be proud to see the fruits of their labor when they return to school on September 3. The garden is bursting with life on this mid-August day.

  • Wild Ways Camp

    Wild Ways Camp

    Campers used herbs and oils to blend their own homemade bug balm.

  • Bridge Crossing 2024

    Bridge Crossing 2024

    On a misty morning, the children and teachers of the Early Childhood program crossed the bridge into summerland.

  • Stave Tangle

    Stave Tangle

    Here at Ashwood, classes are engaging in final-week activities. In Movement class the middle schoolers are testing their teamwork with a game of stave tangle.

  • Belties!

    Belties!

    Class 1-2 enjoyed a day at Aldemere Farm where they met the Belted Galloway cattle and hiked to the beach along the Aldemere Farm Ocean Trail.

  • Class 7-8 Goes to Town

    Class 7-8 Goes to Town

    Mr. Chisholm and Ms. Tucker took Class 7-8 to Freeport and Boston for a few days of urban exploration.