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tararedwoodschool

Mindfulness centered curriculum/Creating Compassionate Cultures. Empowering children to make a positive difference in the world. Pk & K-6

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Rain or shine, students enjoy collecting wood and exploring a variety of imaginative games inspired by the nature that sorrounds them at the Redwood Campus.
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Rain or shine, nature exploration continues on. Students explore an old redwood trunk which today became a magical "kitchen" at the Redwood campus.

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Creative arts mixed with mindful inltentions.
Students have been busy bees exploring various mediums of art before the Thanksgiving break.
Many of the projects will go home to families as table or wall decorations. Each project is infused with concepts of "gratitude" or "kindness" or "respect ". #tararedwoodschool
#creatingcompassionatechildren
#ceramics
#artcards
#mandalaarts
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Creative arts mixed with mindful inltentions.
Students have been busy bees exploring various mediums of art before the Thanksgiving break.
Many of the projects will go home to families as table or wall decorations. Each project is infused with concepts of "gratitude" or "kindness" or "respect ". #tararedwoodschool
#creatingcompassionatechildren
#ceramics
#artcards
#mandalaarts
#santacruzschools
#santacruzkids

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Afternoon story time followed by mindful art projects, like this collage of water drops with wishes for earth's waters written by students.
A group girls from a mix of age levels share what appears to be a very compelling story. The director of the school joins in for a group reading for just the kinder students.

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Students at Tara Redwood practice yoga twice per week. The session begins with a guided meditation by teacher Lisa Dreyer. Today's focus was "empathy " and how to relate to it by thinking of a moment in their own lives. Students learn about Tara's CCC program as early as age 2 thus becoming great little humans who comprehend compassion and kind communication.

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#mindfulness
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#kidsmeditate
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Students enjoy a warm afternoon of hula hoops acrobatics.
Smaller classroom sizes at Tara facilitates for students and teachers to feel at ease with oneanother and to keep an open heart together.

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#joy

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Mindfulness for midmorning centering in teacher Namasya's Kindergarten class.
Mindful centering is practiced several times during the school day. Children then share how they feel and express anything that may have crossed their mind.

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#mindfulness
#meditation
#kidsinnature
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Students at Tara Redwood School love the various autumnal excursions. Rich fall colors and reasons to excuse creative dress ups.

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Just a little mindfulness before exiting for a fun recess into the Redwoods forest.
Students take a deep breath,stretch and place a positive intention several times per day at Tara Redwood School.

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Saying good morning with hugs and kisses for these kindergartners is an easy way to begin the day at Tara Redwood.

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#wholechildeducation
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#growingupinsantacruz

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First day of Kindergarten at Tara Redwood School. Very excited little five year olds are in a circle sharing and contemplating the morning's first reading prior to their mindful intention meditation.

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#mindfulness
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#mandalaarts

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September 3rd and first day of school at Tara Redwood School.
Mornings are dedicated to meet &greet and preferred reading. Followed by 9am mindful intention meditation.

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#heartandmindeducation
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What a way to open up the school year!
Venerable Lama Zopa Rimpoche came for a special visit and Q&A on topic of patience and kindness with children and education.
Teachers, students and friends sat on preschool chairs as they welcomed Rinpoche at Tara Redwood's Campus.

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Knowledge-Stregth-Compassion

Tara Redwood's core education applies to Tara's Growing Kindness Farm.
Students from the upper grades's life lab class learn farming and all its steps every Friday. Soil cultivation, planting and sprouting, harvesting, making medicinals from herbs and lastly, organizing a market stand day.
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#santacruzkids
#santacruzschools
#santacruzparents
#mindfulness
#redwoodkids

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A friendly moment after school,practicing coding script.

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#coding
#growingupinsantacruz
#santacruzkids
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#friends

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CANCELLED!!
Due to heavy rains and muddy trails.

So sorry!

We'll see you next year!

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#santacruzkids
#santacruzweather
#hike4peace
#hike-a-thon

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Precious moment of Tara education in action. 4th grader enjoying a moment of mindfulness atop one of Yosemite's boulders.

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#mindfulness
#creatingcompassionatechildren
#Yosemite
#schoolfieldtrip
#kidsinnature
#growingupinsantacruz
#santacruzkids

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Compassion and empathic education begins as early as preschool at Tara Redwood. Here two friends from different classes enjoy their daily stroll within one of the campus' trails.

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#redwoodforest
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#santacruzkids
#growingupinsantacruz
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#santacruztrek

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Annual Yosemite field trip. Students are accompanied by their parents or grandparents. Every one has a Yosemite story to share. Bear siting and friend bonding.

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#Yosemite
#schoolfieldtrip
#santacruzschools
#santacruztrek
#kidsinnature

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