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Upattinas at the Mall

We've set up a kiosk in the Exton Mall and think it looks fabulous. Take a look!

The other side:

The kiosk is in a great spot, near the food court, and is a wonderful opportunity to share our message with the surrounding communities. The picture frame in the bottom right corner is a digital frame running a slide show of photos.

Our magnetic poetry sets are put to good use here. Designed with input from students, the words help convey what Upattinas means to everyone.

Stop by and take a look!

Welcome Back Russell!

Russell Buckingham, former teacher, artist extraordinaire, Renaissance Man, and all around Great Guy is returning to teaching at Upattinas! He will spend two days a week working with students of all ages doing drawing and painting, and supporting portfolio development.

How excited are we? Well, click here to discover some of Russell's art, then come back.Finished? Good, because there's more.

Russell brings his love of art, collecting, history, and tango, (yes, tango classes are a possibility!) two days a week. A field trip to STEAMpunk at Penn State's Freyburger Gallery is already on the books as the first of many plans Russell has for field trips.

There is also a rumor that the Trading Post will be revived. Stay tuned...

A New Home for Sweetie Mama?

Oh Sweetie Mama.

It's a long story, you and your hanging around the campus.

Looks like you found a warm spot during last week's cold temps, but rumor has it that director Nancy Collins has taken a shine to you and has scheduled a series of meetings with Katja, her current cat, to discuss your adoption. Nice work, all that purring and meowing whenever Nancy walked by.

Holiday Bazaar, 2010

Last Saturday's Holiday Bazaar was great fun, as always, and well attended by our school families and surrounding neighbors. Our staff and students again created a fantastic collection of handmade wreaths, decorations, accessories, and pottery. The Coffee Shop was busy all day and small children happily shopped for (and wrapped!) presents in the Children's Shop.

Congratulations to the Krebs family on winning the Christmas Tree Raffle, and to Julia Trott and Sara Funk, who took home the two beautiful coffee baskets!

This just in!

The Upattinas Christmas tree is front and center at the Longwood Gardens Children's Christmas Tree Display! Go check it out!

Kind Words

We got this fantastic holiday card today from a lower school student and we had to share. It is lovely and we wish it had scanned nicely with all its red decorated paper fanciness, but it didn't! Thank you, Indigo!