Williamsburg Northside School

The Narwhals and Puffins class has spent the entire year exploring their hopes and dreams. From aspiring race car drivers and talented bakers to future fashion designers creating beautiful dresses, their imaginations and ambitions have truly shined.
A heartfelt thank you to our amazing teachers for nurturing their creativity and helping bring their dreams to life. And thank you to all the parents who took the time to visit the exhibition and celebrate the children’s hard work, growth, and achievements.✨💙

🌴🇬🇩 June is Caribbean Heritage Month! The Seahorses took a trip to the beautiful island of Grenada, where they explored the island’s rich culture, vibrant Carnival celebrations, and the delicious foods and spices that make Grenada famous around the world. Known as the “Spice Isle,” Grenada gave us the opportunity to learn about nutmeg, cinnamon, and so much more while celebrating the beauty and diversity of Caribbean culture!

Today, the Dolphins had a special visit from The Self Portrait Project (the photobooth artists from our gala)! 📸✨
We learned about self-portraits and how their unique process allows each person to be both the photographer and the subject. By looking into a mirror and choosing exactly when to take the photo, children are given complete control over how they wish to represent themselves.
After learning how the photobooth works, each Dolphin had the opportunity to step inside, strike a pose, and capture self-portraits in their own unique way. The results were full of personality, creativity, confidence, and joy!💙🐬

The people who make up our community and village mean so much to us and our little ones and so do the animals who become part of it too. 🩵
The Owlets and Manatees had some very special visitors today! Everyone say hello to Jimmy and Lucious! 🐾 Their visit brought so much joy, curiosity, laughter, and connection to our classrooms.
These shared experiences help remind us that learning and love can come from all around us, both human and animal alike. ✨

The whole building is buzzing with excitement as we celebrate Earth Day 🌎✨

What some may see as trash, our children see as treasures filled with endless possibilities, imagination, and creativity. From recycled materials to found objects, every piece tells a story and sparks new ideas.

Today (and every day), we’re reminded that caring for our planet can start with something as simple as reimagining what we already have 💚♻️

ImaginationAtPlay

One material you’ll always find in our classrooms is clay 🤍
Why clay? Because it’s one of the “Hundred Languages” — a powerful way for children to communicate, represent, and explore their ideas in three-dimensional form, offering something beautifully different from drawing or painting.
The Rainbows have been diving into clay every day, experimenting with new tools… and sometimes no tools at all. Each experience is unique, but what truly matters isn’t the final product — it’s the stories unfolding in their hands and the connections they build with one another along the way.

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Art exploration was taken to new heights today! The 3’s headed up to the rooftop to explore all the snow, built their very own igloo, and then turned it into a masterpiece with paint.

✨🎶 Today our entire school came together for a powerful Black History Month assembly! 🎶✨
A huge thank you to for sharing their incredible talent and energy with us. We learned about the djembe drum from Africa, its history, its rhythm, and the way it brings communities together through music. 🥁🌍

Our students didn’t just listen… they moved! From feeling the beat to dancing along to “Che Che Koolay,” the joy in the room was unforgettable. ❤️

Celebrating culture, history, and the power of music to connect us all. ✨

Food, creativity, and self-love all on one plate 🌟
The Starfish combined their love of food with the idea that everyone is different yet beautiful by creating self-portraits using food. Lettuce became hair, cucumbers became eyes, cheese became smiles and the best part was enjoying their creations together afterward 💛

Inspired by their recent travels, the Sea Turtles began researching trains as a way to make sense of their experiences 🚆
Through questioning, role-play, and hands-on exploration in the material center, they recreated tracks and trains and studied subway maps. Discovering how routes are organized using letters and numbers. Meaningful, child-led learning in motion 🐢💭