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August 19, 2017

New digs for Astra Day School – Part 5

Maple-Sunflower, New Building, Preschool, Seedling-Lavender

Early this morning, five trucks pulled up to Astra Day School. By 11:00, the floors were bare. Check out this small photo album to see the rooms stripped to their ravaged bones! Astra Day School is almost in KCMO and will have openings for children aged 2.5 – 4 on […]

August 18, 2017

New digs for Astra Day School – Part 4

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Look at all that stuff boxed up in all of the old rooms! Movers come tomorrow…. Astra Day School is almost in KCMO and will have openings for children aged 2.5 – 4 on arrival. Check out our website and give us a shout!

August 18, 2017

New digs for Astra Day School – Part 3

Maple-Sunflower, New Building, Playground, Preschool, Seedling-Lavender

Our beloved play structure had so much life left in it that we had it transported from our old 1/5 acre courtyard to our new, spectacular, 7-acre play field. Astra Day School has openings for children aged 2.5 – 4. Check out our website and give us a shout!

August 17, 2017

Finishing touches; here we come, KCMO!

New Building, Preschool

Last-minute choices about floor covering in the new building. We’re making final decisions for this last leg of our 18-month journey. It’s finally happening. We’re coming, KCMO!

August 17, 2017

Here we come, KCMO!

About Us, General info, New Building, Our Location

Check out a satellite view of our new digs. Completely renovated new building and luxuriant 7+ acres!

May 24, 2016

Rhonda Magic!

Day-to-day, Maple, Maple-Sunflower, snack, Sunflower

Scroll down for more photos…. So here is how snack goes down on the most magical of days. Rhonda and others find really cute models for snack, and she preps all of the pieces. Then she prints out a model, hands everything out to the kids, and they work to […]

March 4, 2016

FEBRUARY THROWBACK: Pie-face!

Day-to-day, Lavender, Seedling, Seedling-Lavender

Throwback from February: Diego introduces Henry, Casher, Augie, Emery, and Lucy to the new game, “Pie Face.” Apparently it was a huge hit!

February 28, 2016

SCHOOL SPIRIT: Augie

Day-to-day, Seedling-Lavender

Augie loves Astra! When picking out his shirt for the morning, Augie told his mom, “I look like a happy Astra teacher!” Augie loves to pretend to be the characters on his shirt, but he is most excited about the fact that he and his friends are learning to read. […]

February 22, 2016

Chatting, cooking, & sharing.

Day-to-day, Maple-Sunflower

Learning happens best when it’s hands on! Figuring out together what steps are taken to make a delicious snack for friends to share!

April 21, 2014

Wise words: Sidman

Day-to-day, Wise Words

“An overworked and incorrect bit of folk wisdom pronounces the carrot to be of no avail unless backed up by the stick. But the carrot can do the job all by itself.” Murray Sidman, Coercion and Its Fallout (2001)

March 31, 2014

Wise words: Wittgenstein

Day-to-day, Wise Words

“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, 1922

March 24, 2014

Wise words: Maria Montessori

Day-to-day, Wise Words

“Plainly, the environment must be a living one, directed by a higher intelligence, arranged by an adult who is prepared for his mission.” — Maria Montessori

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