Global competence means understanding about the world…
Global competence means understanding about the world and approaches to living in it that enable learners to meaningfully engage with the world around them. As any parent can attest, to…
Serious Play
“...all work and no play is no good at…” stares up at me in an endless loop from the stem on my old Gary Fisher mountain bike. I remember this…
Open Forum – Lucky To Have Public Health
Bixby School's Head of School, Nina Lopez is featured in the Daily Camera's Open Forum: We would like to publicly thank the professionals at Boulder County Public Health for their…
Bixby School is Committed to the Health of Our School Community and Transparency About our Efforts to Keep Our Students and Faculty Safe.
October 29, 2020 This morning’s Daily Camera included an article about several recent outbreaks in Boulder County, including one at Bixby School. Because we were unable to share comments in…
How Much Play is Built into the Bixby School Schedule?
During a recent virtual tour of Bixby for a prospective family, one of the parents asked me “how much play is built into the school schedule?” I paused for a…
We Need To Talk About Race, With Each Other And With Our Children
Bixby’s mission states, “Bixby School serves preschool through elementary level children and their families in a small community setting that compassionately empowers children with critical thinking skills, self-confidence, independence and…
Showing Up With Our Best Self During Remote Learning
Each of us is doing the best we know how under some unusual and challenging circumstances. In the midst of these circumstances, I am repeatedly humbled by the genuine kindness…
Bixby School Celebrates Read Across America Day!
This past Monday, March 2, was Read Across America Day. Started in 1997 by the National Education Association, the day is part of a nation-wide effort to celebrate and share…
I Am Grateful For…
“I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness - it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude.” ~ Breneé Brown One of my…
Progressive Schools
“Progressive schools are characterized bywhat I like to call a ‘working with’ rather thana ‘doing to’ model.” This statement from a 2008 article highlights one of the key principles of…
Bixby’s Lower Yard
Each time I give a tour to a prospective family, I try to leave Lower Yard for the end. To me, Lower and Preschool Yards reflect so much about our…
Whole Child Education
“Whole Child” education is a term often used to describe an approach to education that focuses on more than a narrowly defined set of outcomes (often limited to standardized test…
How Math Explains Our World
Earlier this week I met a Bixby alumna, D, who graduated from Bixby in 1989. 30 years later, she came back to explore Bixby for her own child! It is…
Why is Unstructured Play Crucial?
Several weeks ago, Julie Layne (1-3rd grade math) shared an online article with me about the value of play, and in particular unstructured play. The article, “Why is Unstructured Play…
Where Did Your Bixby Questions Lead You?
Abby McLelland, a Bixby alumni asked this great question at a small gathering of alumni and parents of alumni,hosted by the Pizzi family. It is such a powerful question because…
Is A Private Elementary Education Worth It?
Is a private elementary education worth it? It’s a question that I hear from time to time and one that I have had to ask myself. Recently I had a…
Is Creativity a Skill?
Can it be taught, improved, measured, and defined? Creativity is a focus at Bixby so these questions occupy my thoughts often. This recent article offers various perspectives on these questions.…
Students Learn From People They Love
“Students learn from people they love”, the title of this Opinion Column in last Friday’s New York Times describes well what a Bixby education is all about – fostering meaningful…
Why Don’t We Have Grades At Bixby?
At schools across the country, December typically marks the end of a semester. A time when teachers often give out mid-year grades to their students. This opinion piece in last…
WHY is there swimming at Bixby?
Early in our school’s history, Pat and Bart would take students to Scott Carpenter pool to swim. They noticed that students were better able to focus and participate in school…