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Meher School Community
Feb 29, 20241 min read
Celebrating Founders Day
Sunday was Founders Day, when we observe the founding of the school and the shared birthday of its founders, Ivy O. Duce and Meher Baba....
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Meher School Community
Feb 29, 20241 min read
Gribblets
The fifth grade recently had a virtual visit with animator and Funko Pop designer Jeff Victor, who answered questions about the business...
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Susie Kohl
Feb 29, 20242 min read
Door to Compassion
We can’t say good-bye to this year’s Founders Day celebration without highlighting the central role of compassion at our school. Last...
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Meher School Community
Feb 22, 20241 min read
E-Not-Really-Waste
Room 7 kindergartners helped gather items when a truck came to pick up our e-waste donations yesterday morning. Our third annual e-waste...
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Meher School Community
Feb 22, 20241 min read
Founders Day 2024—Our 49th Birthday
Sunday, February 25, is Founders Day, when we observe the shared birthdays of our school and its founders, Ivy O. Duce and Meher Baba....
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Susie Kohl
Feb 22, 20242 min read
“How Life’s Work Gets Done”
“What seems to be the problem, Mr. Clark?” This is the question posed by older students when they encounter our facilities coordinator,...
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Meher School Community
Feb 15, 20241 min read
From Meher School Graduate to Olympic Water Polo Athlete: Jewel Roemer Continues Her Successful Journey
That’s Meher School graduate Jewel Roemer on the cover of Skipshot, the official publication of USA Water Polo. Jewel, a Stanford senior...
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Susie Kohl
Feb 15, 20242 min read
Self-Portraits: Exploring Identity Through Art
How do children perceive themselves? One of the ways we can find out is through their self-portraits. Depicting oneself in art starts in...
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Meher School Community
Feb 9, 20242 min read
Explorations Class: Cooking in Español
Kindergarten teacher Chloe Gilmore teaches an introductory Spanish class for kindergartners and first graders in our Explorations...
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Susie Kohl
Feb 7, 20242 min read
One Step at a Time
I never learned to blow bubble gum and pop it. In order to set this up as a short-term goal for me (it’s never too late), my...
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Meher School Community
Feb 7, 20242 min read
Dragons and Self-Love: Students Celebrate “Mock Caldecott” Winners and Diverse Voices in Children’s Literature
Every year the American Library Association awards one Caldecott Medal to the picture book with the best illustrations and several...
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Meher School Community
Feb 7, 20241 min read
Exploring Culinary Creativity: Unveiling the “Secret Ingredient” in Our Elementary School Fried Rice Adventure
Our second through fifth graders recently made fried rice in gardening class, and as often happens when we do cooking lessons, parents...
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Susie Kohl
Feb 1, 20242 min read
Teaching Patience
Hearing children repeat requests over and over can make adults feel dizzy—especially when saying “Please wait a moment” intensifies the...
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Meher School Community
Jan 31, 20244 min read
Preparing for the Next Chapter: Insights from Meher School Alumni Survey
A parent recently expressed concern about her child graduating from Meher School and entering a public middle school because, as she...
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Meher School Community
Jan 24, 20242 min read
Physics Lesson: Things Aren’t What They Seem
Think that image you see in the mirror is you in real time? If so, you’d be wrong. As our fifth graders can tell you, when it comes to...
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Susie Kohl
Jan 24, 20242 min read
Be Calm: Stop, Breathe.
When my dad yelled "Calm down!" he didn't mean "Find a quiet place within yourself' or “Let’s just stop and breathe together.” "Calm...
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Warren Wallace
Jan 18, 20241 min read
Kindergartner’s Great-GrandfatherWas a Dr. King Ally
Monday was Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. On Friday Room 8 kindergartner Eva showed her class a photo of her great-grandfather,...
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Susie Kohl
Jan 18, 20242 min read
“Emotionally Nutritious” Words
I was impressed and amused by a class journal entry written by one of our third graders pointing out that her dog had demonstrated one of...
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Meher School Community
Jan 12, 20242 min read
Equity & Inclusion 2024 Calendar
The Meher Schools is committed to honoring diversity. We believe that by getting to know each other, children will not only learn to...
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Susie Kohl
Jan 11, 20242 min read
Navigating Change
“I forgot that my kindergartner’s daycare was in a different classroom. I felt her getting uncomfortable as we walked down the hall, and...
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