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Concessions and sales
Blog post | Monday, August 12, 2019
It was Valentine’s Day. There had been something afoot for quite a few days, and there were lots of valentines – simple but perfect (Cori and her friends at work) – made for people to write inside. Pink, white, lavender and red papers were… Read more ›
Blog post | Monday, March 13, 2017
It’s funny how things happen at SVS. Conversation is always a huge part of how students and staff members spend their time. People of all ages are talking about interests, hobbies, and ideas. It flows without interruption. During one of these… Read more ›
Blog post | Monday, December 19, 2016
An Open Mic is a scary thing to organize. After all, the success of the endeavor depends not on who says they want to sing, or play a song, or dance, or do an act, beforehand, but who actually steps up and does it at the time it is happening. In a… Read more ›
Blog post | Monday, October 10, 2016
The school year has started with a bang! Students and staff are excited for activities and work to begin. The amount of fundraisers we recently had is a good indication of it!
Now that it is the beginning of October, all of the corporations for the… Read more ›
Blog post | Monday, June 6, 2016
It was warm outside. It was raining a lot and of course lots of kids were thrilled. Oh what fun it is to stand outside and let the pouring rain drench you! The mother in me wants to tell them to go inside and put on dry clothes, but the child in me… Read more ›
Blog post | Monday, February 1, 2016
While I was reading Daniel Greenberg's essay (“Are 1000 Pictures Worth One Word?”) on why it has been so difficult to convey the SVS experience in film and pictures, I found myself thinking about the evolution of my own understanding about what… Read more ›
Blog post | Monday, December 7, 2015
It wasn’t even an eventful day. Yet things happened that stood out, as always.
First there was a relatively innocuous moment that started the day. It seems that the people who run the daily concession had found an innovative way to store some of the… Read more ›
Blog post | Monday, November 23, 2015
From the very beginning of Sudbury Valley, cooking has been an activity enjoyed by many members of the community. The people working in the kitchen always have great fun, mixing ingredients, making messes, tasting, joking, and hanging out together.… Read more ›
Blog post | Monday, September 28, 2015
Food serves as a major aspect of life at SVS. Of course, everyone in the world loves food; however, here it takes on a life of its own.
The minute students arrive, they are eating or talking about food. Trading and sharing food items are a daily… Read more ›
Blog post | Monday, November 10, 2014
It’s much easier to explain why having a candy store at SVS is problematic than why, year after year, the School Meeting votes to keep it in operation.
Think of how prospective parents feel when they walk into the main lounge on the way to the… Read more ›
Blog post | Monday, July 15, 2013
I am always amazed at how many high school graduates have little or no idea of how everyday personal banking works. I mean, simple things like personal checking accounts. I know I didn’t.
Well, that’s not the case with Sudbury Valley kids. Without… Read more ›
Blog post | Monday, April 8, 2013
Sudbury Valley has no bells announcing times and few clocks on the walls, but everyone seems to know when noon arrives. Noon, after all, is when The Concession opens, and The Concession is where everyone can buy whatever snacks and cold… Read more ›