<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Pear Tree Community Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pear Tree Community Schools consists of a play-based Montessori preschool and a social justice-informed elementary both located in Oakland, CA.  ]]></description><link>https://www.peartreecs.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 19:48:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.peartreesummercamp.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Pear Tree Featured in The London Review of Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[A peer-reviewed article titled "Decolonial approaches to school curriculum for Black, Indigenous and other students of colour" as part of...]]></description><link>https://www.peartreecs.com/post/pear-tree-featured-in-the-london-review-of-education</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6239b8af1a267f8d8feeaa39</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 12:08:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/99b9bf_fb0d1ea187c84039aaa078d9789da2f8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_318,h_159,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pear Tree CS</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pear Tree Hosts "Learning For Liberation: Re-imagining Education for Black Youth"]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday February 25, 2020, Pear Tree Community School hosted an event for Black History Month entitled "Learning for Liberation:...]]></description><link>https://www.peartreecs.com/post/pear-tree-hosts-learning-for-liberation-re-imagining-education-for-black-youth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f68bd0fc1673a0017b55aba</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 14:57:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/99b9bf_0b466e34701044a191af5ec671da14b0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pear Tree CS</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Very First Students Are Still With Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the Pear Tree Preschool first opened in 2013, there were four students enrolled. Almost seven years later, all four of them are...]]></description><link>https://www.peartreecs.com/post/our-very-first-students-are-still-with-us</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5dccbe5807795400176aa72a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2019 02:58:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/434caf_a6219c7508104eee8e77e293c916df98~mv2_d_4191_2358_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pear Tree CS</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montessori versus Conventional Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is a brief summary video of the differences between the Montessori methodology of learning versus a standard educational curriculum....]]></description><link>https://www.peartreecs.com/post/blogging-from-your-live-site-mobile</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5b74f2264b709b0361056507</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2018 03:40:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/434caf_29f472f5eff840dba1afb755271e32c2~mv2_d_1600_1200_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pear Tree CS</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>