The Bing Times
The Bing Times is published annually in the fall, recounting news and stories of the previous year's classroom curricula, research activities, undergraduate teaching, interactions with parents and educators, and significant events in the life of the school. Each issue can be downloaded as a PDF document or perused as individual online articles. Annual issues are available from 2000 to the present.
2003 Issue
By Beth Wise, Music Specialist and Head Teacher
As a returning staff member to Bing School, I was struck by the beauty of Bing’s environment: the atrium blooming with flowering plants and bushes, the renovations…
By Betsy Koning, Teacher
On Friday, February 28, 2003, Bing Nursery School did not hold children’s classes, but the staff had an opportunity to learn a great deal. The winter staff development day began with…
By Parul Roy, Head Teacher
As Center AM embarked on the winter quarter, the children’s interest in drawing and painting and the teaching team’s interest in the visual arts led to a rewarding project, one using basic…
By Svetlana Stanislavskaya, Head Teacher
During the first weeks of school, as the children were getting to know each other, the teachers, and Center Room and its yard, the book area was one of the most popular spaces.…
By Chia-wa Yeh, Research Coordinator and Teacher
During spring quarter, thirty-two Bing children each had a turn sitting across a table from a silver-haired, soft-spoken man who read storybooks and drew pictures of the…
2002 Issue
By Jeanne W. Lepper, Director
How do young adults learn about children? Some come from large families and have siblings and cousins. Some may have served as counselors at summer camp, others as coaches for…
By Jennifer Winters, Assistant Director
The inspiration for the Harvest Moon Auction this past year was The Broody Hen by Olivier Dunrea. Dunrea’s reading at Bing, generously funded by Helen Bing, generated…
By Peckie Peters, Head Teacher
Consider this scenario. You are given the chance to spend two days away from home, in a hotel near the beach, with an opportunity to engage with other early childhood professionals, laugh…
By Jeremy Smart, Teacher
David Kelley, a professor in Stanford’s product design program and founder and CEO of IDEO Product Development, spoke at a Bing staff-development day about keeping an innovative, open mind. He…
By Svetlana Stanislavskaya, Head Teacher
As we know, play is serious work for a child—a time to learn, discover, and create within an environment that is open to manipulation. The half-acre yards at Bing are carefully…