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05/27/2026
Three weeks ago, we found some pillbugs during a nature walk. Students decided to bring it back and keep it as a class pet. They gathered pebbles, leaves, some soil, and created ideal moisture levels to keep the bugs happy.
It just so happened that our students were already deep into an ecosystem study in World Knowledge. They were exploring habitats, predator and prey relationships, decomposers, and what living things need to survive. Suddenly, they had a living lab right in front of them.
For almost a month, they have been keeping these rolly bugs alive. Their ecosystem diorama is also almost done. Stay tuned for updates on the rolypolies and their dioramas!
05/19/2026
“What if we had Wheel Day?”
A snack time conversation came to life last Friday. After discussions to persuade our Head of School, we listened, compromised, and created something tweet have a feeling will be a TCS tradition.
This is just one example of how TCS students have a real voice in shaping our community.
04/22/2026
Some moments are joyful. Some moments take real courage. At TCS, every single one is an opportunity to grow, and an educator is there every step of the way.
We’d love to show you what this looks like in person. Tours are every Wednesday morning — link in bio to sign up.
This week, returned to guide our students through musical exploration and song writing!
Song title: On Top Of It
Written by Discovery I Students
What was life like when my dad was five?
What made the ice ages start?
What was life like in Alcatraz?
What do I know about my family?
These are the questions our students are answering this week. Nobody assigned them. They came from the kids. They are questions that had been sitting in the back of their minds, waiting for someone to take it seriously.
Exhibition Day is Wednesday. This week, our community will gather so they can share what they learned.
Twice a year we dedicate time to ask our students one thing: what do you want to know more about?
It sounds simple. But we’ve been building to this moment all year.
They learned what an open-ended question was. They practiced reading nonfiction. They worked on putting their thinking into their own words. Slowly, one small skill at a time.
The Deep Dive is where all of it lands. Two weeks of real research on a question that has nothing to do with the grown-ups’ agenda — only theirs. A question that’s been sitting in the back of their mind, finally getting the spotlight it deserves.
Then the adults get out of the way.
Wednesday is Exhibition Day. Check back tomorrow to see glimpses of what they share.
03/27/2026
This month on a cultural investigation trip, a student SpiderMan-ed his way up a rock ledge. He didn’t always know he could do that.
In December, we introduced students to bouldering for the first time. A few of them weren’t sure they could do it.
They asked to go back.
In March, we did. They were more confident, more willing to try the harder routes, quicker to encourage each other when someone got stuck.
Later that same week, on a hiking trail, one of them spotted a rock ledge and just climbed it. Nobody suggested it. Nobody helped. He just knew he could.
This is what learning looks like at TCS inside the classroom and beyond it. We don’t just take kids outside. We give them real challenges, trust them to struggle through, and watch what happens when they’re allowed to return to something until they’ve truly mastered it.
Perseverance isn’t a lesson plan. It’s what grows when children are given time, trust, and the freedom to surprise themselves.
We’re enrolling for next year. Tours every Wednesday at 9:30am. Link in bio.
Some of our favorite moments happen when a student stops mid-walk to ask a question nobody planned for.
Who made Shoal Creek? Where does the water go? Can we drink it?
We don’t always have the answers on the spot. And that’s exactly the point. At TCS, curiosity isn’t something we schedule. It shows up in creek beds, on trails, and in the middle of a walk when a bird lands somewhere unexpected.
If you’re wondering what school could look like for your child, come see it for yourself.
Tours every Wednesday at 9:30am. Link in bio.
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