Recently, The Mayapple School moved over the mountain from its original home in historic Newport Read More …

Fifteen children cross the wooden bridge over the creek and wend their way up a Read More …

Well, we did it. The forest isn’t a scary place anymore. Crying, asking for mommy, Read More …

In February, The Mayapple School received permission from the adjoining landowner to explore on and Read More …

In the parent handbook, we have a clothing chart that breaks down items parents need Read More …

Time and time again, research has come down firmly on the side of play in Read More …

Our fire truck has been at the heart of hours of pretend play in our Read More …

In the last blog post, I introduced our fantastic child-built fire truck to readers. You Read More …

There’s a truck in our classroom. It’s a fire truck. It has four truck tires, Read More …

Every fall the walnut tree across the creek drops a couple of walnuts onto our Read More …