by Amy Valens | Nov 15, 2021 | Open Classroom
I sat down recently with Judy Voets. Here’s what she had to say. As I think about the beginning of Open I think about how we did a lot of laughing. We had to laugh because there was so much that we didn’t know, and we didn’t know where to...
by Amy Valens | Oct 28, 2021 | Open Classroom
What influenced my thinking the most probably is growing up in Berkeley and going to UC Berkeley in and out from 1950 to 1960. I was always interested in politics and how decisions were made, so I took part in politics at Berkeley, and was a member of Slate, the...
by Amy Valens | Oct 18, 2021 | Open Classroom
Some great memories from Clay and Play Day! http://lagunitasopenclassroom.com/photo-albums/
by Amy Valens | Oct 15, 2021 | Open Classroom
This is the first of hopefully many posts where members of the Open Community write about their personal experience of the program. Feel free to contact us if you’d like to write an entry! ****** We moved to the Valley in 1970 and Kate was enrolled in Sandy...
by Amy Valens | Oct 7, 2021 | Open Classroom
Ally Wilson was a student 25 years ago when Amy Valens was the Open art teacher. Amy put out a call to the Open Classroom community: Come make a tile for a mural to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the program. Students like Ally made tiles on three different themes:...
