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Family Gap Year Post #3: Our Possible List of Family Gap Year Destinations
I’m obsessed with the idea of a Family Gap Year. I still can’t believe we’re actually thinking about. I’m continuing to talk with my team and our Board of Directors about whether I could effectively do my job remotely for a year.
My master Google sheet is growing. I started a Budget tab straight away. I realized that if we can figure out a way to rent out our house in order to cover our mortgage, sell our cars, work remotely, and stick to more affordable accommodations, we might actually be able to pull this off (um…I will ignore the long list of “ifs”…).
We started making a list … Read More
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Picture Books about Diverse Religions
Every month, Montessori For All selects an anti-bias, anti-racist book for our teachers to read to their communities. First we select one for 3-6 year-olds, then one for 1st-3rd graders, and finally one for 4th-6th graders. You can subscribe to our monthly newsletter. It includes links to book guides with discussion questions, vocabulary words, and extension activities to be used in the classroom or at home, you can sign up here. This month we are focusing on picture books about diverse religions. Further, you can find books about peace/justice/empathy here or immigration and refugees here.
Picture Books about Diverse Religions: 3-6 year-olds
Hats of Faith is a beautifully … Read More
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How to Support Friends in Need
I currently have two different acquaintances grappling with misfortunate medical things and it has me thinking about how to support friends in need. I have these ideas about college care packages and how to help a grieving friend from a distance. But I feel like I need more ideas in my toolkit for these situations.
I find that when I just offer: “Let me know what I can do to help.” Or even, “I’m willing to do things like XXX, XXX, XXX. Just let me know!” that people don’t frequently take me up on my offer. I would rather say, “Do you want me to do XXX, XXX, XXX, … Read More