OAD Interests and Projects Literacy and writing You’ll never find a flashcard in the OAD classroom, and do you know why? There are so many other meaningful learning opportunities in our child’s everyday environment. What we know from research is...
MoreTCS Times May 2021
From the Directors: Playground Remodel Starts in June! By Sarah O’Dell, Executive Director and Nicole Shadduck, Education Director THANK YOU to our generous supporters! You and our future philanthropists raised $10,062 during Idaho...
MoreTCS Times April 2021
From the Directors: Playground Remodel and a Week of Fundraising By Sarah O’Dell, Executive Director and Nicole Shadduck, Education Director THIS THURSDAY! Idaho Gives will be kicking off its annual giving event. This program is part of the...
MoreTCS Times March 2021
From the Directors: TCS and COVID-19, One Year Later By Sarah O’Dell, Executive Director and Nicole Shadduck, Education Director It was one year ago, this week, that TCS closed its doors for its first (and hopefully, last) long term closure...
MoreTCS Times February 2021
From the Director: Playground Remodel By Sarah O’Dell, Executive Director Each time we have parent-teacher conferences at TCS, I meet with the teachers afterward to check in with them on any lingering questions, comments or concerns. This...
MoreTCS Times January 2021
From the Director: Should I Stay or Should I Go?: Deciding About the Next School Year By Sarah O’Dell, Executive Director If you have a child turning 5 soon, you are reaching the point in their lives when suddenly there is a big wide world of...
MoreTCS Times December 2020
From the Director: The Importance of Outdoor Play at TCS By Sarah O’Dell, Executive Director Did you know that children at TCS get 40% of their day blocked off to spend outside? Each full day class spends an average of 3 hours outside!...
MoreTCS Times November 2020
From the Director: 2020 State of the School By Sarah O’Dell, Executive Director During this year’s Annual Board Meeting, I began the annual State of the School report with the following, “It’s so fitting to this year that we are meeting via Zoom...
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