A look back at Fall/Winter 09'

A visit to a local organic farm for an Autumn nature walk:

The children made pumpkin bread from scratch and delivered it to the volunteers of Project Defending Life on the feast day of St. Elizabeth of Hungary. The children used nuts they had cracked in one of their Practical Life activities, and had to follow a sequence of simple recipe cards to know when to mix and how much to pour, etc...
In December, the children learned about the various music instruments heard in an orchestra, learned about ballet, and attended a performance of The Nutcracker.
The month of December brought about a study of Mexico which included coins, books, textiles and indigenous dolls that the children could touch and become familiar with. There was also a music lesson on the instruments used by the mariachi in preparation for a live show featuring dance and music that we attended. December also had the children making corn tortillas from masa and cooking them for snack, and also a study of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Mexican Christmas tradition of Las Posadas.