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Job Openings
The other day, I e-mailed a longtime blog friend to see if she had any leads on potential staff members for the school I’m working to start, and she mentioned that she and her partner might be interested once they finish their graduate school programs. It gave me the idea to put the request out there to all of you! Perhaps Magnolia Montessori For All is “the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet” or you might know of someone else who might be interested!————-Do you believe that schools should educate the whole child? Do you want to support learning that is hands-on, differentiated,… Read More -
Kiva.org
Matt’s parents gave us $100 as part of our Christmas gifts this year, and they requested that we select a charity of our choice to donate it to. I decided to invest $50 of it in a Kiva loan. Henry and I browsed the website and decided to give our money to Ashkhen so she could help build her farming business.The amazing thing about donating through a micro-loan program is that if our money is repaid, then we can reinvest it in someone else!Henry definitely understands the concept of money now. He loves his jar system, and it’s been really sweet to watch him make his choices.… Read More -
Reflection & Rejuvenation: February!
And with that, we are already 1/12th of the way through 2014!It feels so good to be back in the habit of setting monthly goals again. It feels good to envision something and then make it happen. I feel like this month’s process has worked particularly well. The goals weren’t too ambitious, and I put them into my weekly electronic action plan (I use a OneNote binder uploaded to SkyDrive) so I was constantly looking at them. It can be discouraging when there are too many goals or when I don’t look at them until the end of the month and suddenly have to fit everything in.January… Read More
