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Gazebo Park School The goings on at Gazebo… November 2013 Farewell to some beloved structures. Early this fall the muchloved Gazeboat and the original Gazebo were removed. After evaluating the safety and usability of the structures, the staff decided that with more than thirty years of use and exposure to the elements, it was time for them to be taken down. Esalen hired a crew (one of which was an exGazebo student) to handle the demolition and haulaway. The word went out to the community and we held a Bon Voyage party. We toasted with sparkling cider and boat themed cakes. Stories and poems were spoken to honor the events for which both the boat and the Gazebo had provided space over the years. The staff is currently developing the vision for the replacement structures, using the “Outdoor Classroom Project” parameters and our own experiences of observing children in the park in choosing what we want to occupy the now empty space. To honor the legacy of the founders of Gazebo, we will use some of the original components of the structures including the spiral staircase, toddler rainbow bridge, boat steering wheel and masthead. The O’Black memorial stone was saved for reinstallation. We are excited to watch the evolution of Gazebo’s rich traditions continue honoring our past, and letting the children show us what is needed next, as always. Esalen Institute ~ 55000 highway 1 Big Sur, CA 93920 Gratitude to our amazing community! Gazebo’s “funraiser” this past summer was a great success. We raised more money than last year’s event on 4 th of July, and made some lovely connections to our larger Big Sur community plus it truly was fun! As always we feel so fortunate to have the love and support from our community we couldn’t do this work without you, and every child that comes to Gazebo gets to experience the magic and opportunity to grow in a wholeness that is often lacking in other early learning environments all because of each of you. Beyond the generosity of the Big Sur community and businesses who donated to our raffle, and the families and people who turned out for the event at the Henry Miller Library, I realize that once again, not a single department at Esalen missed the opportunity to contribute to Gazebo, and the smallest of our community members this is truly a model for the world!

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Gazebo Park School The goings on at Gazebo…

November  2013  

Farewell  to  some  beloved  structures.   Early   this   fall   the   much-­‐loved   Gaze-­‐boat  and   the   original   Gazebo   were   removed.  After  evaluating  the  safety  and  usability  of  the   structures,   the   staff  decided   that  with  more   than   thirty   years   of   use   and  exposure   to   the   elements,   it  was   time   for  them   to   be   taken   down.     Esalen   hired   a  crew   (one   of   which   was   an   ex-­‐Gazebo  student)   to   handle   the   demolition   and  haul-­‐away.   The   word   went   out   to   the  community   and   we   held   a   Bon   Voyage  party.  We  toasted  with  sparkling  cider  and  boat   themed   cakes.     Stories   and   poems  were  spoken  to  honor  the  events  for  which  both   the   boat   and   the   Gazebo   had  provided  space  over  the  years.      The  staff  is  currently  developing  the  vision  for   the   replacement   structures,   using   the  “Outdoor   Classroom   Project”   parameters  and   our   own   experiences   of   observing  children   in   the   park   in   choosing  what  we  want  to  occupy  the  now  empty  space.    To  honor   the   legacy   of   the   founders   of  Gazebo,   we   will   use   some   of   the   original  components   of   the   structures   including  the   spiral   staircase,   toddler   rainbow  bridge,  boat  steering  wheel  and  masthead.    The  O’Black  memorial  stone  was  saved  for  re-­‐installation.  We  are  excited  to  watch  the  evolution   of   Gazebo’s   rich   traditions  continue-­‐   honoring   our   past,   and   letting  the  children  show  us  what  is  needed  next,  as  always.  

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Gratitude  to  our  amazing  community!    Gazebo’s  “fun-­‐raiser”  this  past  summer  was  a   great   success.   We   raised   more   money  than   last   year’s   event   on   4th   of   July,   and  made  some  lovely  connections  to  our  larger  Big   Sur   community-­‐   plus   it   truly   was   fun!    As  always  we   feel   so   fortunate   to  have   the  love  and  support   from  our  community-­‐  we  couldn’t   do   this   work   without   you,   and  every   child   that   comes   to   Gazebo   gets   to  experience   the   magic   and   opportunity   to  grow  in  a  wholeness  that  is  often  lacking  in  other   early   learning   environments-­‐   all  because   of   each   of   you.   Beyond   the  generosity   of   the   Big   Sur   community   and  businesses   who   donated   to   our   raffle,   and  the  families  and  people  who  turned  out  for  the   event   at   the   Henry   Miller   Library,   I  realize   that   once   again,   not   a   single  department   at   Esalen   missed   the  opportunity   to   contribute   to   Gazebo,   and  the   smallest   of   our   community   members-­‐  this  is  truly  a  model  for  the  world!    

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Hello  to  many  new  faces:  

Babies!  Welcome   N’Nady   Elena   Bangoura!   Jasmine,   our  gazebo-­‐   student-­‐return   to   teacher,   gave   birth   to  N’Nady  on  11/1/13  at  7:59  am.  She  was  6lbs  and  15oz   and   19   and   ¾   inches   long.   Jasmine   and  Moise   are   in   love   with   this   new   little   life   and  feeling  blessed.  This  makes  3  new  members  of  the  Gazebo   Community   in   the   past   2   months,   with  Cayenne   Harvey,   and   Yonder   Griffith   coming   to  the   world   as   well.   We   are   so   happy   for   the  families   of   these   newly   arrived   little   ones,   and  look  forward  to  their  days  at  Gazebo.    Welcome  new  local  families…  Gazebo   has   been   enrolling   new   children   since  January   2013,  with   9   new   children   joining   us   in  the  park.  We  are  so  happy  to  welcome  these  new  families  into  our  community.  It  has  been  such  fun  getting   to   know   these   children   as   they   get   to  know  us,  and  the  land,  at  their  own  unique  pace.  The   park   seems   alive   and   happy  with   the   noise  and  activity.      We  would   love   to  continue   to  add  more  local  and  visiting  children,  so  please  spread  the  word  if  you  know  any  families  who  might  be  interested!    And  a  “new”  teacher!  Lauren  Gamblin  has  been  hired  as  our  temporary  replacement   while   Jasmine   is   out   on   Maternity  leave.  Lauren  has  been  a  long  -­‐term  substitute  for  Gazebo   quite   a   few   times   over   the   past   5   years,  and   brings   a   wealth   of   outdoor   classroom  knowledge.  Lauren  recieved  her  BA  in  integrated  outdoor   experiential   education   from   CSU  Monterey   Bay   with   minors   in   Human  Development   and   Earth   Sciences.   She   is   so  comfortable   with   Gazebo   and   its   students   and  families,  as  many  of   them  already  know  her.  She  loves   Big   Sur   and   offers   many   insights   to   the  curriculum   because   of   her   eco-­‐conscious   nature  and  joyful  spirit.  We  are  so  grateful  to  have  her  on  our  team!    

November  2013  

Thanks to the Esalen Community for the extra special treats on Halloween! Our first stop, the farm, for freshly dug carrots. Yum!

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