The documentation wall
The question at the top, the attempts below it, dated. It changes weekly and it is never tidy, because it is a working record rather than a display.
Inside a Classroom
A Tuesday here.
Projects stay out for days instead of disappearing when an activity period ends. Here's the shape of an ordinary day — scroll through it.
Times shown are typical; exact schedule confirmed on your visit.
7:00AM
Arrival
Children walk into classrooms where work may already be underway — yesterday's half-built bridge is still standing, waiting for them.
9:00AM
Challenge
A teacher introduces a problem — or the class returns to one they haven't figured out yet.
"the water keeps escaping our dam. why?"
9:30AM
Investigation
Children work alone and in small groups. Materials are out. Teachers observe, document, and ask questions — more questions than answers, on purpose.
11:00AM
Outside
Movement, exploration, friendships, conversation, and plain glorious play. Florida sunshine is part of the curriculum.
12:00PM
Lunch, then rest
Food, conversation, quiet. Big thinking needs both fuel and a nap.
3:00PM
Produce & Evaluate
Children build, test, revise, discuss, and return to their ideas. Something usually fails around now. That's the good part.
5:00PM
Departure
Ask your child what they're trying to figure out. They may have quite a lot to tell you.
Five things to look at on a tour
Where to look when you walk in.
A room tells you what it expects of children before anybody says a word. Tap a number.
What you won't see
Twenty identical projects hanging on a wall.
The work may be messy. It may be unfinished. Two children's solutions may look completely different.
that's usually a good sign.
The walls tell the story — question, tries, changes
