by Christy Durham, co-founder/director Schools all over the county typically celebrate Thanksgiving with a student party filled with stories of Indigenous peoples and pilgrims, food, and art projects. At Sycamore, we take a different approach that we feel is more true to the spirit of the holiday… we make a community soup! We started our Thanksgiving tradition in 2015, figuring that the best way to celebrate the holiday would be to make soup for the entire school community to

by Kylie Walker, 5th Grade Educator Most of the school experience is focused on the learning that happens inside the walls of the classroom. But what about the value of learning that takes place beyond the brick and mortar? At Sycamore School, learning isn’t just about what happens in our learning spaces, but encompasses the opportunities that happen beyond the walls of the school. The value in learning through play, exploring the outdoors, challenging oneself to take risks i