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Welcome to the blog of Zaq Roberts, Associate Head of School at The Berkeley School in Berkeley, CA. I blog about a wide variety of topics, from classroom moments I witness, to administrative events and conversations, to the educational blogs, videos, and books I am reading and watching, and how they are influencing my thinking. I hope this eclectic approach will give you insight into the many ways that I am engaging in advancing the school and strengthening our program, and I welcome your thoughts and comments!

This blog takes its name from a quotation by Archimedes that reads "Give me a lever long enough, and I can move the world." The TBS mission speaks directly to the need to engage a changing world, while many of the experiences in our program focus on the development of students' agency and authority. TBS is the lever by which we all - administration, faculty, students, and parents - can together move the world to be more humane, compassionate, and responsive. To borrow an important Montessori phrase, it is our way to remake the world.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Jan.22nd Site/Garden Work Day

Here's a draft list of projects we're considering tackling on Sunday, Jan. 22nd. Please bring any appropriate gardening and construction tools you have that could help us in this effort.

K1 Playscape

-Cut back any plant that is extending into the walking space defined for children

-Prune grape vines, native plants bushes, lemon tree, apple tree, blackberries, dead plants, all other plants

-Build the fence at the north end of the playscape

-Reposition the boat and build a "dock" off the berm.

-Install corrugated plastic cover shade cover over outdoor classroom arbor (see awning above Laurel/Strawberry)

-Sift the sand

-Add a new coat of woodchips

-Remove the wire fencing from in front of the chicken coop, and beautify that area (remove stones, cover with woodchips).

Other spaces

-Weeding all around campus

-Prune the overgrown lavender along Blackberry

-Prune the rosemary along Temescal

-Prune the vines off the south wall along Addison

-Clean and prune the parkway strip on Addison

-Complete weaving of the bamboo fence around the rain garden

-Fence off the area under the south stairs behind/around the playhouse

-Address the space behind Mitch’s/Shira’s office

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