Riveredge School Stories

Teaching Outdoors and in a Yurt Classroom at ROLES

Emily Weiss | February 16, 2021

As a nature-based school, it is expected that we do things differently than a traditional school. One of those things we do differently is our teaching environment. Not only do we spend as much time outdoors as possible, our indoor classroom is also unique. Check out this interview with our 2nd grade and 4th/5th grade […]

First Instar to the Right, and Straight on to Learning!

Emily Weiss | November 6, 2020

“All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.” –Immanuel Kant By: Kayla Buser & Amy Pollard When the Riveredge School was first dreamed of, it was built upon the natural curiosity children express towards the world around them. Three pillars – […]