A Reflective Blog About Enriching Youth through Education, Opportunity, Family, and Community.
When I started Evergreen Garden Club in the fall of 2004, its main purpose was to provide student enrichment through hands-on activities using an outdoor environment such as the school…
Today, the school year kicks off in our local communities here in the Coulee Region of Wisconsin. Most, not all, are entering this year on a virtual platform as opposed…
My poem this week is inspired by all the children returning to school. It is a time of year that I am fond of because of the sense of newness…
Oh, boy! This year is set to be very different than any previous year for school. I have two students headed back to college classes and one who I thought…
Words need more substance than just inclusion in verbiage. There needs to be meaning AND intent behind them. While in grad school for my Environmental Education degree, we were asked…
As a non-formal educator and parent, sometimes I worry about things that do not directly concern me. For example, many years ago, our oldest son was very much involved in…
The world of art and non-profit organizations, while separate but sometimes overlapping, share a common conundrum. They both face the expectation of receiving goods and/or services for “free.” I am…
This is an unusual time, of that there is no doubt. But, in some respects, life must move forward. I have a son moving out, he’s 20 and going to…
