Oct 17, 2018 | Alumni, Alumni Reflections, Experiential Learning, Integrative Learning Emphasis Areas, Montessori Alumni, Newsletter, permaculture, Sustainable Nutritioin
From Kate Hofstetter, TIES Alumna My recent learning and teaching projects have brought me into communion with natural food production. Lying in the prickly, three-inch, match weed (Phyla Nodiflora) that mats a swath of earth outside my boat, observing bees...
Jun 28, 2018 | 2018 Newsletters, Alumni, Montessori Alumni, Newsletter
By Aimee Allen M.Ed. TIES Alum ‘05 One of the many gifts of Montessori Education is the woven threads of gratitude that infuse the classroom at all levels. As the adults in the Montessori classroom, we model for children what it means to be appreciative, humble, and...
Jun 13, 2018 | 2018 Newsletters, Newsletter
By Cristel Ruiz, M.Ed. TIES Alum ‘18Reflection, observation, pausing, and sitting in the silence… these practices nurture our spirit and broaden our mind’s capacity for understanding. They also help us see the cycles and interconnections in the world around us....
May 23, 2018 | 2018 Newsletters, Integrative Learning, Newsletter
Transitions are occurring everywhere, all the time. Across the Universe a star is likely being born, while another has likely just died. As I type these words, I can imagine the very beginnings of life forming on a planet lightyears away. On our own planet, life is...
May 17, 2018 | 2018 Newsletters
Dear TIES Community, Mid-May, 2018, and a fresh two inches of snow have accumulated outside my window here in the majestic Rocky Mountains of Colorado. It’s lovely and a breath of life to a dry winter. It comes as a contemplative moment that begs the promise of a...
Oct 4, 2017 | 2017 Newsletters, Newsletter
School is in session and the online dialogues are flowing here at TIES. Many of us have asked ourselves how we can be of better service to our fellow humans, that we might start a “butterfly effect” and bring a bit more healing and peace to the planet. John Briggs and...
