June 2022 Whims | 1st Edition

SUMMER NEWS AND UPDATES

And just like that..

another wonderful year at Riley is in the books!

And what a year it's been! Even while navigating our way through another year of the pandemic, the spirit of The Riley School and its community shone bright across the 21/22 school year! We all persevered through the ups and down of the continually shifting terrain, realizing again and again that with a little bit flexibility, creativity, and understanding we could hold fast to Riley's core ethos: nurturing our wonderful children on their journeys to becoming independent lifelong learners and innovative thinkers.

Thank you to our incredible facilitators, our many wonderful parent volunteers, the dear children that make up our thriving student body, and all the family and friends in the larger Riley community. Your contributions to Riley this year have been invaluable and so deeply appreciated.

Have a great summer!

To our wonderful Graduates:

It was a joy to learn alongside you all these years. Your futures are all so bright and we can't wait to see what's next for each and every one of you. Please come back for visits!

Riley Grads Video

A Fond Farewell

to Departing Facilitators

As the 21/22 school year comes to a close we must say goodbye to some of our wonderful educators. Alicia, Deb, Ethan, and Pat are moving on from the day to day Riley life but of course will forever remain adored members of the larger Riley community. Big thanks for all the unique pieces of themselves that they brought to Riley and best wishes for the future!

More information with facilitator farewell letters and hiring announcements will be arriving in your inbox with end of year evaluations towards the end of June.

Summer at a Glance

June 20th-24th

Office will be closed; Tammy and Becky will be around the rest of the summer

July 1

First Tuition Payments due

( 1/10th of your total! )

July 5th - August 11th

Summer Camp

(all spots are filled)

August 12-14th

50 Years at Riley

Celebration Launch and

Campout

Calling all book suggestions for the Riley library!

Hello, Riley families! The library is hungry for some new books so if there is a book that your child would really like to see in our library, email me anytime at michelle.buczacz@rileyschool.org and let me know what it is so I can try to get a copy. Thanks!

Michelle

A Look Back on the 2021-2022 School Year

Support The Riley School

Thank you so Sidecountry Sports for generously donating 3 specialized bicycles that were raffled off to support our wonderful school!

Have you gotten your very own Riley t-shirt? Grab one for the summer! Or for the 50th Year Kick off Reunion and Tent out in August.

Grab one HERE.

Missed a recent Whim? Catch up with the links below!

April Whims, First Edition

March Whims, Second Edition

March Whims, First Edition

February Whims, Second Edition

February Whims, First Edition

January Whims, Second Edition

January Whims, First Edition

December Whims, Second Edition

December Whims, First Edition

The Riley School

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RILEY MISSION STATEMENT

The Riley School guides children to become independent, lifelong learners and innovative thinkers.

Founded as an intentionally small, Progressive, ungraded elementary school in 1972, Riley recognizes each child’s unique learning style. The innovative and personalized curriculum challenges children to express themselves and develop their own intellectual and creative capabilities through discovery, questioning and active engagement.

We foster a sense of responsibility towards our natural world, our community, and each other. We value cooperation and collaboration, while balancing the individual development of social, emotional and physical and academic growth.

At Riley we trust in children as learners. We honor and respect the uniqueness of the individual. We cherish and protect childhood.