Lorie Hammond - Director Nov 13, 20202 minGrowing Whole Children In the Garden is almost here! Growing Whole Children in the Garden: Seasonal Explorations from Peregrine School, will be available on Amazon and at select locations soon!
Lorie Hammond - Director Oct 7, 20204 minLet’s hear it from the kids: What do you like about school?On Halloween weekend, our annual developmental art show will launch, albeit virtually. Typically, we hold an in-person Halloween costume...
Lorie Hammond - Director Aug 25, 20202 minWelcome to the 2020-2021 School YearDear Peregrine Families, This is indeed an extraordinary time for a school year to start. Despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, our...
Lorie Hammond - Director Oct 18, 20193 minSame, same, different: What does your world look like?"Elliot lives in America, and Kailash lives in India. They are pen pals. By exchanging letters and pictures, they learn that they both...
Lorie Hammond - Director Sep 24, 20196 minWelcome to the 2019-2020 School Year: Introducing Peregrine's New DirectorsI am proud to introduce the 2019-2020 expanded leadership team for The Peregrine Project and Peregrine School to everyone in our...
Lorie Hammond - Director Apr 18, 20193 min“Three little dinosaurs and the big bad snail”: notes from state and regional conferencesEarlier this month, three Peregrine teachers presented their original, innovative educational approaches at this year’s California...
Lorie Hammond - Director Feb 14, 20193 minLace your boots and get your water bottle: Summer 2019 launches Camp Peregrine, and you won’t want tOn summer mornings, the mud kitchen is open for business. A child mixes dirt, sand, and water in a big pot, while another spices it with...
Lorie Hammond - Director Dec 12, 20183 minReflections on childhood at Peregrine: An 'epic journey'Last week in garden class, fourth graders Simon and Michael asked if we could make an insect collection in the spring
Lorie Hammond - Director Dec 1, 20182 minGrowing global citizens: from diversity to social responsibilityMeet Riley, Peregrine student and activist for UNICEF Collecting for UNICEF on Halloween was not enough for Riley, age 7. She wanted to...
Lorie Hammond - Director Oct 8, 20183 minArt and decomposition: allies or enemies?A young child may paint a red fire engine with black wheels going to a fire, then paint the fire encompassing it in flames. Their end...
Lorie Hammond - Director May 8, 20181 minPeregrine Teachers PresentFour Peregrine preschool teachers, supported by Lorie Hammond, Director, made very successful presentations at the California Association...
Lorie Hammond - Director May 7, 20181 minPeregrine Students PerformSixteen Peregrine 3-6 graders performed with 2000 regional music students at the Sacramento Convention Center Auditorium on Friday, April...
Lorie Hammond - Director Sep 11, 20172 minPreschool Ambassadors Visit China!We have all heard of Chinese students coming to the USA for high school or college, but students from Peregrine School in Davis are one...
Lorie Hammond - Director Dec 6, 20161 minDecember open houses: A chance to experience arts specialty classes and activity times with your chiThis holiday season we are eager to share what we do in our performing arts classes with parents in our preschools and primary chorus...
Lorie Hammond - Director Nov 16, 20162 minPeregrine School: A Private School in the Public InterestSchools define a community’s values and its faith in the future. Peregrine School provides a model of childhood and of 21st century...
Lorie Hammond - Director Oct 14, 20165 minPeregrine’s 10th Year: A time for Celebration, Reflection and DeepeningTen years ago Peregrine School was a dream just coming into focus, born of long walks with my daughter Elena, as we thought of the kind...
Lorie Hammond - Director Jun 27, 20161 minPeregrine School Student Wins 2017 Yolo-Solano Clean Air Calendar Contest!Yifu, (age 6) from Peregrine School’s K-1 class just won the 2017 Yolo-Solano clean air calendar contest! Congratulations!!