One thing I love about teaching at Exploris is our somewhat goofy Friday schedules. Each Friday, the kids participate in service learning, art, and an alternative unit that we choose (right now it’s geography). I have been thrilled to get to oversee the art lessons so far this year! During the first quarter, the kids [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Happy Friday
Posted in Uncategorized on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Words to Live By
Posted in Uncategorized on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite school fundraisers ever takes place around Christmastime at the lovely Sanderson High School where I had the privilege of being a Young Life leader during college. It’s called Holly Days, and it’s a gigantic craft fair with proceeds benefiting the school. I love this for two reasons:
1) As a Young Life [...]
Going Green…Again
Posted in Uncategorized on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This past weekend, we painted the living room green…for the third time. For the past year, it has been a light green, which initially went well with our tan couch and natural wood coffee table. Somewhere along the way, I made our black and ivory curtains and painted the coffee table black, making the light [...]
In the Middle
Posted in Uncategorized on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Shortly after I finished my student teaching at Exploris Middle School, I was blessed to get a job there teaching 7th grade. Shortly after that, we were blessed again when Zach got a job teaching PE (or Health and Well Being). We love getting to work together! It’s great to be able to know what the [...]
