Opal School

Opal School & its home, @portlandcm, permanently closed in June of 2021. Thank you to our learning community for 20 years of Playful Inquiry.

[Opal School @OpalSchool]

We have exciting news we want to share- and a free resource- in the world of playful inquiry! The https://t.co/Ss3NbpU0S3 site is now a free professional development site for educators! Thanks to the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation!

[Opal School @OpalSchool]

𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔: 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟏–𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏! Opal School & @PortlandCM are permanently closed. This feed will serve as a tribute to Opal's vibrant 20-year legacy. Thanks to our community of students, educators & caregivers for two decades of Playful Inquiry!

[Opal School @OpalSchool]

Opal School has served more than 500 students & 10,000 educators, who in turn have reached one million children locally & globally.

We are forever grateful to the vibrant playful learning community that continues to surround the organization.

[Opal School @OpalSchool]

1/3: After decades of serving families & educators, the board has voted to close @PortlandCM & Opal School. On what marks the Museum’s 75th anniversary & Opal's 20th anniversary, this was a heartbreaking decision.

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3/3: We know from @childmuseums that most children’s museums are facing substantial losses. Public support from the CARES Act & other sources has not been enough to overcome obstacles.

[Opal School @OpalSchool]

"We all have this chance...to muck about & do our best to figure out what we will hold onto & what we need to let go of. To learn some real things about learning that we wouldn’t otherwise...And that feels exciting & hopeful." New blog post from Kerry!
https://t.co/NY3VoNUdac

[Opal School @OpalSchool]

Every day the earth wakes up a story for you. -- Daphne, age 4

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Warmest wishes to our longtime colleagues and collaborators, @matt_karlsen and @sharrismackay, who started an exciting new project! Follow @playfulinquiry and sign up for the mailing list.

[Center for Playful Inquiry @Playfulinquiry]

When it hit a year ago, we knew that the pandemic would be a portal, but we didn't know where it would take us. Now, we are launching a new project to build from the work we began at Opal School. Join our mailing list! https://t.co/wdYVWRf6AZ @matt_karlsen @sharrismackay

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Our new Beautiful Learning course started this week! https://t.co/dVmrY6lgCC
One of the readings we're drawing on is this "cinematic lecture" by @LFeldmanBarrett
https://t.co/Gi4010yULi
We hope you'll join the course - but take a moment to watch this even if you don't!

[Opal School @OpalSchool]

We’ve got page proofs! One step closer to Story Workshop: New Possibilities for Young Writers being in your hands. @HeinemannPub

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Our new Beautiful Learning course started this week! https://t.co/dVmrY6lgCC
One of the readings we're drawing on is this @onbeing talk with neuroscientist Richard Davidson: https://t.co/gyi8ouzFwR
Join the course - but even if you don't, give it a listen!

[Opal School @OpalSchool]

Our new Beautiful Learning course started this week! https://t.co/dVmrY6lgCC
One of the readings we're drawing on is this conversation with @Ready4rigor
https://t.co/AVC8sEQSmY
Join the course - but even if you don't, give it a listen!

[Opal School @OpalSchool]

New post!
Opal School teacher Rachael Gannon reflects on her efforts to see beyond masks.
https://t.co/YJ5YUZPJZ5
Give it a read!

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@Blake_mpls @P_S_P Thrilled to have you and your colleagues with us, Blake!

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A message from our friends @KairosPDX

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@beckycarlzon @ChaptersInt Terrific! Come on in!

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Our new Beautiful Learning course started this week! https://t.co/dVmrY6CS1c
One of the readings we're drawing on is this presentation by Beau Lotto & Cirque du Soleil
https://t.co/e3BDwt2YUv
Join the course - but even if you don't, check this out!

[Opal School @OpalSchool]

@zinnfi "Summer break" seems inconceivable in dark and rainy Portland, Fiona! We'd love to have you and yours with us - if there is some way to make it work for you, let us know!

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The moves that we make through conflict and uncertainty are what lead us to the greatest beauty, the deepest learning, our crowning achievements. School can be a place where we practice living it together.
https://t.co/dVmrY6CS1c

[Shelley Buchanan @buchananshelle3]

Thought for the day.. "knowing how to figure out what’s right is more important than being right."