From the rooms

The Baraem journal

Longer pieces from our teachers on play, language, gardens and getting ready for big school.

18
Jun

Learning 5 min read

There is a gap in our timetable with nothing in it. It is the most productive part of the morning.

30
May

Family 6 min read

Seven things we ask families to do before the first bell, and one thing we ask them not to.

8
May

Language 4 min read

How we split Arabic and English across the day, and why we never translate mid-sentence.

21
Apr

Outdoors 5 min read

Counting beans, losing a crop to aphids, and the first real experience of patience.

27
Mar

Studio 4 min read

Why the Little Makers Studio uses real hand drills, and how we introduce them.

14
Feb

School Readiness 6 min read

It is not reading. Here are the six things primary teachers actually ask us about.

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