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Play Mountain
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COMMUNITY NEWS
SPRING 2006 • VOLUME 11
What’s Inside:
Tall Assistance
A Note from
The Director
by Sonja Smith
Bazaar 2006
“What are we going to write about in our
newsletter this year?” I asked, “What’s going on
that we are passionate about? What’s the focus of
the newsletter?” Judy thought a second and said,
“I really want to talk about what’s going on in
Mountain Yard. So much is happening in
Mountain Yard right now! Let’s get out there,
interview students about being in a free school,
talk to everyone about the mural project, talk
about the Junior Aide program, and let everyone
know why we are so excited about our school.”
Parents at Play
Alumni News
Board News
Multi-Cultural
Celebration
Patty Wipfler
Visits Seminar
Problem Solving:
It’s Not Just
For Kids!
Donor Thanks
Annual Meeting
Clockwise from below:
Naoka and Emilia grow with
Adriana Ahumada; Aiden and
Kanako Kumaki guess the
weight of Emilia’s giant lemon,
and Charlie and Nanako hang
out with Pamela Samuelson.
Yes, we are excited about our Mountain Yard
program, and so much is going on. This year we
have 3 groups (Primary, Elementary and Upper
Elementary) in Mountain Yard with 53 students
between the ages of 6 to 12. The 6 - 8 regular
teachers each day are complemented by Parent
Participants and additional instructors who come
to teach their regular classes: History, Ceramics,
Spanish, Movement, Drama, Science, Yoga,
Writing, etc.
On a trip out to the yard,
one is always greeted by a
myriad of activities, and
they seem to happen all
around you in an everchanging bustle. So the
task at hand was to
interview a few of the
children in the yard. This
isn’t as easy as it sounds,
because, much like rock
stars, these kids are doing
exactly what they want to
be doing (without taking
drugs!), and to stop and
answer my questions is
somewhat of a distraction.
So I sit in the yard awhile.
I watch and think about
how I can grab an
interview. To my left, a
fort is being built; in front
of me, kids race down the
hill and leap over a foam
bumper; to my right,
children are drawing and
working on the computer and in the Mountain
House, a movie airs. Everyone seems actively
engaged in what they are doing. It feels invasive
to interrupt them. It occurs to me that this is
exactly as it should be, children are engaged
here…they are truly involved.
I recall a recent article I’ve read from a magazine
called Life Learning. It talks about how education
is going to have to become more radical in its
approach. The article reads:
“A radical change is going to be needed to get a
learning system fit for democracy. It needs to get away
from domination and it’s endless stream of uninvited
teaching. It needs to recognize that, in a democracy,
learning by compulsion means indoctrination and that
only learning by invitation and choice is education.
So, it needs to be personalized in the sense of being
learner-managed, based on invitation and
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Parents At Play
D I R E C T O R
Morning Meeting, Come to Order!
Every morning in our office we hear the voices of morning meetings coming to order in the different yards. It’s a ritual
that hasn’t changed much over the years. It’s our first opportunity of each day to come together as a group, and among
other things, begin to share with each other. So when it came time for me to write my letter to you, I thought about our
morning meetings, and “problems,” “plans,” and “sharings” as a way I could tell you what’s going on here now.
First, the problems… yes, we have a few. Luckily they are mostly due to something positive – the growth of our school.
Our enrollment this year is the biggest it’s been in many years, 106 students currently enrolled, 53 students in our
Elementary School program in Mountain Yard, and 53 in our Preschool program. Many of our families in recent years
have continued to want this kind of program for their children longer and longer. Our yards and groups are full, and
at times, this fullness has seemed overwhelming.
Thanks to Ricardo CailletBois for the fabulous photo
documentation!
On November 12, 2005, the parents of Play Mountain
Place children came together in the Fourth Annual Art
Show Fundraiser for the school, Parents At Play. Raising
$2400 for Play Mountain’s programs, the event was held
in the alluring gallery of Gregg Fleishman’s Studio in
Culver City. Over 30 artists participated, and a busy
children’s crafts area proved that there’s no end to the
artistic talent brewing at Play Mountain. The art show
and sale is such an outstanding opportunity for us all to
share our creative expression and come together as a
community. We encourage everyone to come next year!
“Growing pains” – how to utilize our space, how to “make” more space to meet the needs of our numbers and ages of
students, how to find and train qualified staff to meet these needs – these are our challenges now. Our teachers and
staff continue to work more for the benefits that come from love, passion, and dedication to this program than for
monetary benefits. We’ve greatly improved our staff benefits, but we need to take quantum leaps rather than our
measured steps. For that, we need more money. Tuition cannot cover all of our costs or provide for major benefit
increases because, at the other end, we want to keep tuition reasonable to support the economic diversity of our
families and our scholarship program.
On to the plans... plans are a rough sketch, infused with hope. I am hopeful for the plans we are making here at
Play Mountain. Our highest priority is to increase employee benefits and salaries. This year, our Board Personnel
Committee has been actively looking into employee benefit plans. At the Board level, we are also working toward our
goal of purchasing this property, and have taken many steps to be in the position to do that. Another one of our plans
is to increase and grow and expand our IHEP program and community impact. In the last few years, we have been
invited to attend several conferences and workshops, and we would like to increase this trend as we bring many of
our methods to a bigger population.
Leslie Rosdol and Anya
So, hold on a second! I’m just going to run to my cubby and get my sharings! Here they are. First, we are stronger
financially than we have been in years, and though there is much more we want to do that takes money, we feel secure
and solid now. With our growth, we are experiencing the strong support that comes from a larger community – energy,
creativity – a bigger circle, a greater spirit. There are many more sharings you can read about in this issue of the
newsletter. Enjoy it! Please join us and get involved again in our community – we need you. If it’s true that there is
strength in numbers, with your support, we’ll be stronger to face all of the challenges that lie ahead.
Thank you all so much for your continued support. Morning meeting adjourned.
Peter DeLasho and Mia
– Judy Accardi
Director
Sam and Ari
Xochitl
Annual Spring
Bazaar 2006
Clockwise from far left: Trudi
Forristal and Xochitl dance;
Chad Restum, Alexis and
Justine Slater; Emily and
Deva Powell pose with a doll
handmade by Issei; Ruby,
Pamela Samuelson and
Nanako sing their own song,
“Happy Blues.”
On Earth Day - Saturday, April 22, we
hosted another fabulous Spring Bazaar
entitled “We Dig Earth!” Our Bazaar is
a wonderful community-building
gathering. Children and parents from
every group come together with their
families and friends to enjoy a day of
child-oriented games, food, fun, crafts,
a bountiful raffle, free entertainment and more. Not
only is it a very fun event for the whole family, but also
every bit of profit we made at this day’s event goes
directly into our Scholarship Fund. This year we made
$6500 for our Scholarship Fund! Thanks to everyone
for digging deep into your pockets, digging Earth Day
and digging this very special event. We truly dig you!
Chris Samp, Gregg Fleishman and
Ginny Lerossignol Blades
Antioch intern
Amy Leyenberger
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Sonja and Jeff Smith
When I ask what’s been fun about this
year, both Gabby and Allegra mention
Girls Group, a weekly meeting where just
the Upper Elementary girls meet with
our Board Chairperson, former student,
current parent and social worker Ann
Rosato. The girls talk about what is
coming up for them with their peers
and in their own growing up. Ann is
the adult support person (who isn’t a
teacher in the yard) who helps them to
wade through whatever comes up. They
mention that they want to carry on with
the same group next year.
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encouragement and, if we actually believe in life-long
learning, non-ageist. It needs to be democratic in at
least three aspects—its organization for participation
rather than imposition, it’s monitoring procedures for
the celebration of learning rather than incessant and
stultifying testing, and in its adoption of the learnerdirected, more natural approach.”
I look around myself when I’m in Mountain
Yard and see this radical approach to democratic
learning in effect. Children are directing
themselves here, and they are very busy. I see
them being supported in their play, and in
their work. And I see that it’s a demanding job
for all involved.
I decide my best strategy is to interrupt and set
up some meeting times. I ask two students who
are on the computer playing a game when would
be a good time to talk to me about the school for
my article, and they decide that right then will
work for them. We move to a sunny spot in the
yard and we talk a little about the program.
I am interviewing Gabby Morse and Allegra
Samp. They are both in the Upper Elementary
program and are 9 and 10 years old. We talk
about the mural project in the yard. Initiated by
parent and artist Marc Chiat, the far wall in the
yard is now hosting an elaborate mural which
both Gabby and Allegra helped to create. They
tell me that they started the project by first
coming up with the ideas of what they wanted
to put on the wall. Some of the initial ideas are
on the wall in front of us. There is an Egyptian
theme, with the pyramid and the mummies.
There are also goblins, President Bush being
poked by a few of the goblins (in the apex of the
pyramid), dragons, a candy village, a spaceship
and a rapping mummy complete with two
turntables and a microphone. There seem
to be some cars and references to oil.
Allegra says that it was her and Dante Park’s idea
to put the Yin and Yang symbol on the mural and
that she painted the rapping mummy. She also
mentions that the mural is not complete, and
that they have yet to sign their names across the
bricks at the top. There is also a big sheet of
Play Mountain Place • Community News • Spring 2006
Left to right: Dante, Gabby, Asher, Allegra, Nico and Nanako
paint the new mural in Mountain Yard; Marc Chiat and Tito
lay down a base coat; Ruby does some detail work.
paper and cardboard nearby with other paintings
on them. They both explain that they first put
their ideas on the paper, then painted on the
cardboard, so that they could work out what the
final mural would look like. They talk about
other’s contributions to the wall.
When I talk to Marc Chiat about the project,
he says that he started his discussions with the
children around public art and how that was
perceived differently from art that is in the
museums. He asked many questions about the
responsibilities that come with public art. They
discussed the political nature of the work, and
also how you go about collaborating with others.
There was some discussion about theme, and the
children wanted the theme to be current politics.
They decided that President Bush would be
depicted on the wall, and that he would have to
listen to music, and eat candy. Work on the wall
also involved a commitment to clean and prep
the wall, and if you put in the work, then you
could do the fun work of painting - limitations
set entirely by the children. Marc adds, “I liked
that it all came from them. They put in time
discussing, making drawings, working in scale,
painting and prepping the wall, visiting a paint
store (Nova Color), and then painting their ideas
on the wall itself. I was just an assistant that
happened to be taller than them.”
Gabby wants to talk to me a little more about her
feelings of what it’s like just to be in Mountain
Yard, and what’s happening for her in the yard
this year. As one of its senior members, she says
that the transition of accepting so many younger
students into the yard this year was a big one.
In her words, it felt like a yard “full of little kids.”
But she and Allegra both agreed that it’s better
now, and that overall so far it’s been a fun year.
They are both looking forward to next year, and
they both seem to want to enjoy their time here,
as it will be their last year in the yard.
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Gabby says she has never missed a
Monday at school, because that’s when
there is History class with Gaile Price,
Drama with Agnete Axelrod, and Girls
Group. She also says she is really loving
History because of the way Gaile teaches
it — they discuss with Gaile what subject
they want to cover, and then she will
bring information back to the class. She
mentions that they have studied Witches,
Amazon Women, and the Manzanar
Internment Camp. Both Allegra and
Gabby say that they are very interested
and understand and retain what Gaile
brings to them. For Drama, they say that
they are working on Romeo and Juliet,
and that they are reveling in reading and
memorizing the lines, and very excited
about their roles.
They conclude by telling me in a rush
about the rest of the week, the recent
fieldtrips to the “Ashes and Snow”
exhibit and Sand Dune Park, how in
Science class they made tongue maps by
tasting different things, and even how
they are starting a pen pal relationship
with a class in Germany. Allegra says
she is enjoying the Junior Aide Program
and that she helped work out a problem
when some of the younger kids were
fighting over some shells.
Our Junior Aide Program involves our
oldest elementary children in Upper
Elementary. If the child decides to take
part in the program, they attend the
preschool program for a specified
amount of time each week, usually 30-45
minutes, and observe and may engage
in an activity alongside a supervising
teacher. Some of the activities include:
reading stories, assisting with art projects
and sports activities.
Pictured from top: Gabby, Dante, Allegra, Aron and Julien;
Ruby, Mia and Ayla; playing in the water and mud; Diego,
Issei, Charlie, Nico, Ian and Asher; Ceramics class with Leslie
Rosdol; Emilia, Grace, Akasha, Nathalie and Naoka.
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The Junior Aides need to meet certain
requirements to be in the program. The students
selected must model respectful communication.
They must have reached a certain level of
understanding of the school philosophy,
particularly regarding conflict resolution and
social and emotional support. They must be able
to respectfully support the developmental stages
of a younger child. The commitment also
includes attending a Junior Aide Program class
with our director Judy Accardi to discuss their
progress and experiences.
For the student who has been at the school many
years, the Junior Aide Program is an excellent
opportunity to learn more about our philosophy
and give back to the school at the same time.
They remember how respectfully they were
treated as younger students, and they learn to
model this. They also get valuable credit for this
program on their transcript when they transfer to
middle school. For the younger child, the familial
“big sister/big brother” relationship develops.
The older child clearly becomes a mentor and
someone else besides the teachers who can
support them and give them attention.
I talk to Kyoko Van Dyck. She says that the one
important thing that she has learned from being
a Junior Aide is that, “When you work with little
kids, you need a lot of patience.” “Oh,” I say, “I’ve
noticed that too! Do you have enough patience?”
Kyoko answers, “Sometimes I do, and sometimes
I don’t. When I don’t, I know not to go and work
because I know I’ll get frustrated if they start
taking too long to do something.”
I wonder how the yard has been for the youngest
kids in the yard, since they are new to the yard,
and I wonder what this freedom means to them.
I ask Eddie Rosato-Johnson, “How’s your first year
in this yard going for you?” He says, “I like to do
lots of fun stuff. It’s bigger here and there is all
sorts of fun stuff to do. We can climb structures,
run around and sit on the stage in the sun.”
Ambrose James leans in and adds to Eddie’s
assessment, “I like to climb, watch the movie,
and work on the computer.”
When I talk to the teachers, I hear of a film
animation project, the amazing creations from
ceramics classes, an African drumming workshop
and ever-wonderful movement classes. I hear of
cooking plans and plans to raise money for an
off-campus overnight trip. I hear and see a yard
full of people who are active and engaged in their
days and it seems like an extraordinary place to be.
“An Education Fit for a Democracy,” Roland Meighan,
Life Learning, July/August 2005.
Play Mountain Place • Community News • Spring 2006
Where are they now?
Alumni News
Alumni Focus
’70s
Ken Simpson (’69 -’81) stopped by school in January to visit
and reminisce. He got to visit and check in with Judith
Accardi, Ann Rosato, Astra Li, and Penny Hutchens, with a
quick hello to Blair Renshaw. We had a nice stroll around
the yards and he was excited to see Gregg Fleishman’s play
structures and how the yards have changed.
Gail Pavek stopped by to see the school again. She
said that she lives in Northridge and is working as an
Elementary School teacher in First and Second Grades
where she is “a little frustrated with the standards,
standards, standards.” She was glad to see we were still here.
Sabra Robinson is creating beautiful handmade necklaces,
which she sold at the PMP Annual Art Show. She also
generously donated a necklace to our Silent Auction in
May, 2006. She is living in Malibu with her husband Bill,
and their three children.
In our interview I learned that Ken visited the school in
1969. While on his visit, he was invited to a communal
meal and meeting of the Summerhill Society hosted by
Play Mountain and PMP founder Phyllis Fleishman. Ken
says that Phyllis was eager to have some young people
working on the Board and he was elected as the Secretary,
and became a formal member of the Society. Months later,
Manny Fleishman offered him a job cleaning the floors,
and Phyllis became his educational mentor and friend
while he attended Seminar and PET classes
for several years. Phyllis worked some magic
(a scholarship) and he continued college at
Berkeley’s “University Without Walls” where he
received a B.A. in Social Change and Education.
Friends from Japan
We hosted three educators from Japan in October 2005
for a few days as a part of our Program for the Observation
and Study In Humanistic Education and Parenting. Kazuo
Yamashita interned at Play Mountain Place in 1989-1990
and has come back to visit us several times, often bringing
colleagues with him who are interested in our educational
philosophy. On this visit, he brought Mariza Costa and
Azumi Hamaoka who are both teachers in Japan.
Kazuo is founder of the Center for Human & Organization
Development Resources, where he offers communication
skills workshops to childcare givers in Japan. He also
teaches social work at Mimasaka University in Tsuyama-shi,
Okayama, Japan. For the past 15 years, he has offered
summer weekend retreats focusing on play for stressed-out
Japanese business people where he helps them find outlets
for their stresses: from splashing in the river and badminton
to moosh plans with clay. He believes it is important for
people to get back in touch with their childlike nature.
Mariza Costa is founder of the Mariza Language School
in Osaka, Japan, where she offers English classes to
mothers and their children, from newborns to age 12.
These after-school programs are more than just tutoring
sessions. Mariza believes in providing more freedom to
explore learning in her teaching environments, and is
interested in expanding her knowledge in communication
skills, both for herself as well as to pass on to her young
students and parents.
Azumi Hamaoka studied and was licensed as a
Kindergarten/Elementary School teacher in college.
Currently she does computer instruction for children,
has worked in an office, and volunteered in children’s
schools. She hopes to secure a position as a classroom
teacher in the Japanese public school system soon.
Their interest in and respect for our program is very
strong. While they were here, they visited each of our yards
and joined our teacher seminar. First they were oriented
to the yards and then the staff, and there was time after
each experience for discussion and questions with our
Director, Judy Accardi. On their last day, they shared many
art activities in Mountain Yard and books and toys from
Japan with students. There was a long sign-up list for their
activity and lots of excitement about being with them.
Kazuo was pleased to see that so many of the people who
were here while he interned are still around in some
capacity, and was very happy to visit with them again. And
Mariza writes to say that she is already using many of the
skills she learned here at Play Mountain now that she is
back to work in Japan.
Play Mountain Place • Community News • Spring 2006
In 1975, Ken became a teacher at Play
Mountain. He found a strong, supportive
community that he loved. And even though his
salary was meager, he found that the work was
rich and generous to his spirit. After a short
break he returned to the school and worked as
the Assistant Director with Arlene Goodwin. A
few years later he returned to college to get his
Masters in Clinical Psychology. He was able to
come back again to the Play Mountain
community, as teacher, Co-Director, Board Member
and also to get his therapy hours. One of the amazing
experiences that came out of this was the opportunity
to work with some students and families in his private
practice. He feels so thankful to Play Mountain for how
it has shaped, and continues to shape his life.
Randall Grant Powers (aka “Benny”) wrote in with a very
generous donation to say that he is currently a rolfing
practitioner based in Costa Mesa, California. He has been
practicing for 27 years.
Astra Li (’70s, and current Office Manager) has been in
touch with Alan Emerson (aka Kenny Moore), Adam Chess,
and Stephanie Zielonka. All are well.
Congratulations to Lita Buttolph and her husband Stephen
Lambert who had a second child, a girl named Polly, on
March 21, 2006.
’80s
Xahra Gilbert sent us an announcement of her graduation.
On Friday, May 13, 2005, she graduated with a B.F.A. in
Fashion Design with High Honors. She is living in
Brooklyn, NY.
Adrienne Miller called to reconnect with PMP again.
Jessica Smith visited with a friend and was happy to
reminisce about the school. We were sorry to hear that
her mom Rona passed away a couple of years ago.
Ken Simpson and Ann Rosato
Afton Blake contacted school about a referral to our
Nursery and to let us know that her son Doron is
planning to go to graduate school in Education and
they are doing well.
Adrienne Miller called to reconnect with PMP again and
offered to share her knowledge and love of music and
violin with our students. We are excited for her offering
and hope to incorporate it into our
program in the future.
He is currently living in San Francisco, working as Special
Education Advocate for Juvenile Dependents and
Education Liaison for the San Francisco Human Services
Agency. Ken’s email: [email protected]
’80s-’90s
Alumni News
Hisayo Watanabe came and visited
our school while she was on her
holiday this January. She has been
working at a middle school in India
for the last five years, and was happy
to come visit the school and see
some friends she had made over the
years. Her daughter Naomi Watanabe
(’90s) who was a student at the time
her mother was a teacher, is now
working in Aftercare with Rose Keith.
Saro and Norman Fleishman came down to L.A.
to visit Manny Fleishman, and stopped by PMP
to say hello. Saro told us that Kai Fleishman is
busy teaching cooking classes up in Lakeport.
’60s
Gladys Barnett, the mother of Greg Falken,
stopped by with a generous donation for our Bazaar and
Silent Auction. Sets of her own hand-knitted beanie hats
and scarves came into the office along with her on a cold
windy day in April. It was so chilly, we sold some right
away to everyone around and had to hide the rest away so
that we could save some to sell at our Bazaar. Thank you
Gladys for both your warmth and your fuzzy donations.
Astra Li, Saro and Norman
Fleishman, and Judy Accardi
Adrienne Stein has reconnected with
us and had a booth at the PMP
Bazaar last year selling water filters.
She says Joey is doing great and
she’s happy to reconnect with PMP.
’60s-’70s
Lisa Al-Anbari wrote in to donate to the school and let us
know it was great for her to receive the latest newsletter
and to touch base with the legacy(s) of her childhood!
She attended Play Mountain from age 5 – 15, and her
mother Tamara taught in the Nursery for a while, and
they lived here for a while as well. She loved the interviews
with Manny, and says that “He is a very special soul, with
a very special place in my growing up, and in my heart.”
She wanted everyone to know that she is “alive & well!”
Farewell to Norton Kiritz, father of alumni Nicholas Kiritz,
who passed away in January 2006; our sympathies and love
go out to the family.
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Trudi Forristal, Hisayo and
Naomi Watanabe, and
Cesca Brenner
Isaac Perloff recently returned from a winter surfing on
the North Shore of Oahu. He’s back at UC Santa Cruz
and will do a semester abroad in Brazil in the fall this year.
Brendan Geraghty stopped by school for a quick visit. He’s
living in this area again and attending USC. He was filled
with memories of this place, and asked about so many
people from the years he was here. Since he’s living so
close, he plans to get re-involved in PMP in some way.
Hooray! His mom Charlotte Geraghty is also well, he says,
and living in Los Angeles.
Zachary Mathewson stopped by to say hello recently. He’s
been studying photography at Brooks College in Santa
Barbara, and is taking some time off and living in Los
Angeles for now.
Ben Koehler emailed us to let us know that he was awarded
a Fulbright grant and will be spending the next year in
Sweden with his girlfriend Charlotta. He wanted to let us
know this because he thought it reflected well on Play
Mountain and “might help with the constant worries of
PMP parents about academics.”
’90s
Malauka Watson is now working in the After Care Program
here at Play Mountain.
Dave and Gayle Weiner wrote in to say that they are very
proud of their family, and to send a donation to the
school. The donation was in honor of their family
members who are graduates of Play Mountain, Robin and
Jamie Weiner-Woolner, as well as their daughter Michelle
Weiner-Woolner, who was a teacher and now is on the
Board of Directors for the school.
Anne Brener, parent of Jen Brener, wrote in to say that
Jen is going to New York University. She thanked Play
Mountain for the good start.
Carol Potter and Jeffrey Josephson wrote in with a generous
donation to the school and to let alums know that Chris
Eastman started college at UC Santa Cruz this year.
Eli Perloff is graduating June 2006 from High School and
has been working at Keslow Camera in Culver City. It’s his
first real job! He plans to travel in Europe this summer.
Noah Rosenberg came to our Silent Auction and Party.
He is finishing his second year at Pomona College
majoring in Biology and has just received a summer
internship at his school with a grant from Howard Hughes
Research to slice a gene from a bacteria into a plant.
We just received news that Ethan Emerson is graduating
from UCLA this spring in Music. He will be performing
his senior recital in May and his quintet, The Ethan
Emerson Quintet will be playing locally.
2000 and beyond…
Sara Roos and Dave Jacobs, parents of Iris Jacobs made a
donation and wrote in to say that they wish that we could
come and teach some classes in emotional intelligence at
the school that Iris and her sister Alida are now attending.
Our dear friend and longtime community member Hiroko
(Esther) Buttolph passed away on April 7 this year. She was
visiting her daughter Lita’s family in Portland, Oregon
where she died. Lita said that she believes her mother
passed away peacefully, and that they have never seen her
more happy than when she was with Lita’s daughters,
Maya (4 years old) and Polly (newborn).
Esther touched many people’s lives in every community
she was a part of. She always appreciated PMP for the
community and education that her family enjoyed here.
We will miss her. While her family attended Play Mountain
Place, she served on the Board, supported our community
in many ways, spoke at several of our alumni panels about
her family’s experience, and always let us know how much
she appreciated what her family received from being a
part of this community.
Some of Nell’s and Lita’s friends and others of us in the
PMP community were able to attend a memorial gathering
for Hiroko in Topanga. It was a privilege to honor Hiroko’s
(Esther) life with her husband Phil, her daughters Lita and
Nell and their families, and some of Hiroko’s family who
came from Japan, as well as many other family friends.
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Play Mountain Place • Community News • Spring 2006
Board News
The Board of Trustees is the group of PMP
community members responsible for the
leadership and fiscal solvency of the school,
as well as the philosophical integrity of Play
Mountain Place. The Board is responsible for
hiring the director, fundraising efforts and
long-range planning. Current and former
parents, staff and alums make up the current
Board of Trustees.
Our Board and its committees (involving various
non-board members) have made significant
progress during the last year in restructuring our
way of conducting Board business, and in taking
steps to plan for Play Mountain’s long-term
future. The school continues to be a fiscally
sound institution, and as we entered our 56th
year with a balanced budget, we have been
working to increase our strategic and fundraising
goals. Since our retreat last summer, the Board
has begun exploring ways to ensure that we
continue for another 50 years as a voice of
radical, respectful, empowering education for
children and their families. This inquiry has
led us to consult with a number of professionals
regarding strategic planning, capacity-building
and capital
fundraising, and
to consider the
potential for
expansion of our
programs. While
this work is in its
preliminary stages,
we are excited
about developing
the information
necessary to make
prudent decisions
that will guide Play
Mountain in the
years to come.
Patty Wipfler Visit
Judy welcomes Patty Wipfler
of the Parents Leadership
Institute to Play Mountain.
Part of the continuing education and training
requirement for our teachers and interns at
Play Mountain Place is our weekly teacher
seminar. Seminar is a place to practice the
skills needed to be a Play Mountain teacher as
well as to gain knowledge in child development,
humanistic education, and curriculum
development in a free school. Questions
about philosophy are opened up in
discussion, dialogue and role-playing.
This year we had the opportunity to
invite Patty Wipfler from the Parents
Leadership Institute to our school to
lead a special seminar focused on
parent-teacher communication and
building empathy and compassion with
parents. We feel some kinship with
Patty’s work, and give her booklets
about listening and setting limits to
every family that attends our school.
From left: Board members Judy Accardi, Jan Kirsch, Ann Rosato,
Michelle Weiner-Woolner, Jonathan Collins, and Development
Director Candice Foss. Not pictured: Alonzo Cephus and staff
representative Trudi Forristal.
We hope you’ll
join us for our
Annual Meeting on June 6th (see back page).
It’s a great opportunity to meet the current
Board, renew old ties and make new ones.
Thank you for your continued participation in
this community. We look forward to seeing you at
our events, hearing from you through e-mails and
feeling your support through donations.
– Ann T. Rosato
PMP Alum, Current Parent and Board Chair
All School Multi-Cultural Celebration:
As part of Play Mountain Place’s on-going anti-bias curriculum, our school celebrates an
annual All-School Celebration we call Multi-Cultural Day. This year our celebration took
place on Friday, February 24. Our Multi-Cultural Day acknowledges our diversity and
uniqueness as well as our interconnectedness as human beings. This year’s celebration
featured music, food and entertainment. In alignment with PMP’s child-centered
philosophy, the entertainment included many contributions from PMP students including:
a play based on the British folk tale
“The Three Little Pigs;” Native
American and Hawaiian drumming
and dancing; Japanese and Broadway
Musical singing; both a Tae-kwon-do
Clockwise from top: Eddie
and a Jinenkan Martial Arts
captivates the crowd with his
Hawaiian dance; House Group
demonstration; and dancing from
huffs and puffs; Sanjay Numbiar
India and Guinea, Africa. This alland Laya; Chris Samp opens it up
with a Native American prayer.
school event welcomed parents and
family to join and participate and was
enjoyed by all who attended.
You Mean It’s Not
Just About Our Kids?
by Jan Kirsch
“Wow, how incredible to be in a community that
invests so much energy in figuring out how to talk
to each other!” So spoke a parent who attended
the Problem Solving Between Adults AllSchool Parent Meeting this past October. On that
evening, 100 or so parents took advantage of the
opportunity to explore the Play Mountain Place
communication processes between adults. The
meeting was led by: Judy Accardi, Michelle
Weiner-Woolner, Pat Pool and me, Jan Kirsch.
This informative and energizing evening focused
on looking at what gets in the way of talking to
another adult about something challenging,
identifying things that work (and lots of things
that don’t) to resolve a problem, how to deal with
difficult moments and situations, and how to
engage the support of a “Listener” and/or a
“Facilitator” as part of resolving a problem.
We explored the beliefs and strategies involved in
these communication processes and discussed the
resources available within the community to
support us, as parents, in developing the skills
that get practiced daily with the children and the
staff. The interactive nature of the meeting made
for some heartfelt sharing, deep thinking and
lively role-playing.
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It was nice to meet Patty in person. She was able
to come before seminar and see the school in
session, and to get to know us a little better.
Considering our connection in parent education,
it felt good to have her know us, and to see the
work that we do here at Play Mountain Place.
In the seminar, Patty discussed the difficulties
that parents face in today’s world, and
highlighted some of the ways in which these
difficulties stand in the way of good parenting.
She called these difficulties “oppression of
parents” and talked a little about the
“institutional neglect” of the work that parents
do. She also explored how our childhood
experiences shape the way in which we parent.
She offered some key questions and directions
to use in conversations that help to move parents
forward and gain perspective on why emotional
burdens develop.
The seminar with Patty was a considerable
learning opportunity for the teachers and interns
in attendance, and the start of a more personal
relationship between the school and her Institute.
When we carry around unresolved “stuff ” with
another adult, besides the fact that it feels yucky,
it can set up whether we’re clear or clouded
when we communicate with our children. In
addition, every moment of relating with another
adult is modeling for our children. These two
realities can be a bit daunting, but it’s comforting
to know that, at Play Mountain, we have strategies
to draw on, opportunities to practice the
strategies, and support along the way, even when
our attempts are less than fluid.
One topic of conversation was the two-sided coin
aspect of being a member of this community.
That’s the idea that we have both the opportunity
and the responsibility to help each other use
respectful communication to resolve feelings,
issues or problems. When we use the skills and
resources available to us, the balance of feelings,
thoughts and actions seems to work. When we
don’t use our skills and resources, it’s such an
amazing gift to have people around who will help
us remember that we can ask for listening time to
talk (or cry) out our feelings, we can move into
problem-solving when we’re ready, and we can
seek a facilitated meeting to support us in
resolving a problem with another adult.
The meeting ended with an introduction of the
“Listeners”, “Facilitators” and “Support Parents”
who are all available to support community
members in various aspects of this process.
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Play Mountain Place
has been a leader in
humanistic education for
more than 55 years. The
non-profit preschool and
elementary school has
provided a progressive,
alternative environment in
the Los Angeles area for
children ages two through
twelve, to play, to explore,
and to learn at their own
pace, supported by an
organic curriculum that
fosters self-motivation,
critical thinking, social
responsibility, and
compassion for others.
The Institute for
Humanistic Education
and Parenting provides
support for the whole
family with its Peaceful
Parenting Program, a
forum for parents and
care givers to learn
and practice conflict
resolution, communication
skills, and non-punitive
methods to resolve
family conflicts.
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Thank you one and all!
Play Mountain Place • Community News • Spring 2006
Alumni News: Continued from page 7
We were very happy to see so many alumni come to our
2006 Annual Spring Bazaar. We gathered as many of our
alumni as we could for a photo. Thank you all for your
support; it was so nice to see and check in with you.
Among the faces that we saw were: Brenna and Maeve
Bronson, Summer and Harley Robinson, Hector Watanabe,
Pat Pool, Laura Dotson, Laura Harris and her son Lorenzo,
Abbe Dotson and her daughter Ruby, Adrienne and Linda
Miller, Shamari Fife, Carl and Malauka Watson, Naomi
Watanabe with her brother Mune’s children Melah &
Marcus, Alex, Alonzo and Jolene Cephus, Jesse Forristal,
Takashi Kitamura, Zoe Dion, Rachel Silber, Danny and
Adam Michelin, Gavin Blades, Drake Axelrod, Henry Morse,
Leah Miller and her father Danny, Marlon and Janin Paine,
Tom Fleishman, Benn Fleishman and his son Max, Gregg
Fleishman, Manny Fleishman and Freddie Cobey, Maya Dori
and Tom Kobayashi, Lisa Pool (current parent), Astra Li
(current PMP staff), Ann Rosato (current parent, Board
Chairperson), Adriana Ahumada (current PMP staff),
Blair Renshaw (current parent)
News from former
teacher Nimi Kumar:
This is my third visit to PMP after
moving back to India in 2001. After
being here for 13 years it was really
tough to make the transition to
living in India, especially finding the
right school for my son Ashik who is
9 now. I eventually found a school
that has a similar philosophy, but is
a little more structured. Thankfully,
they have been open to learning
and I have been able to nurture the
people there with many of the things
that I learned at PMP.
It feels really good to be here, and to
be in the yards. I guess the chaotic charm of the
yards is what makes this place special. Boy! It brings
back many memories. Lots of new faces and some
old faces too!! I especially cherish the socializing
I get from being old and new – kind of like saying,
“Hey! We belong to the same community!” I miss
this nurturing environment, but I am glad I got to
be a part of it all. I continue to carry this special
place in my heart.
Nimi Kumar and her son
Ashik visit Play Mountain
earlier this year.
My son has had a couple of visit days this trip and,
boy he feels right at home. Thanks to the children
and teachers who have made him feel safe and
comfortable.
For those of you who don’t know who I am, I am
Nimi, and I worked here from 1988 – 2001. I was
an intern, teacher and a parent here then. Now, my
journey of learning continues.
Annual Meeting
Back row: Drake Axelrod, Leah Miller, Carl Watson, Shamari Fife, Jesse
Forristal; front row: Adrienne Miller, Rachel Silber, and Malauka Watson.
You Are The Community News
Dear PMP friends and alums: we’d love to hear what’s up
with you! Please send news to [email protected]
or write to us at the address below.
On Tuesday, June 6th from 7-9 pm, the entire community is
invited to the Board of Trustees Annual Meeting, scheduled
separately from the Bazaar so that we can spend more focused
time together. It will include what the Board has been working
on and plans for future work. Come hear the “State of the
School” from the Board’s perspective and share input for the
summer Board retreat. This is your annual opportunity to meet
the Trustees, hear about the role of the Board and about how
our By-Laws govern and guide us and, by consensus, approve
the members for the following year. Light refreshments will be
served. Look forward to seeing you there!
COMMUNITY NEWS
is published yearly by Play Mountain Place
School Director/Editor: Judy Accardi
Director of Development: Candice Foss
Coordinator: Sonja Smith
Contributors: Judy Accardi, Candice Foss,
Jan Kirsch, Ann Rosato, Sonja Smith
Photos: PMP Archives, Yard Cam, Ricardo Caillet-Bois,
Jeff Smith, Anna Tugnoli
Design: Jeff Smith (www.tornadodesign.la)
Play Mountain Place • Community News • Spring 2006
6063 Hargis Street, Los Angeles CA 90034-2613
Phone: 323.870.4381 Fax: 310.839.4896
www.playmountain.org
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