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Europe 2020 Day 7: BIG Travel Day
We move from France to Belgium today. It’s a six hour journey, broken up by lunch and a short visit to Amiens, France. Right now we are settled on the bus after breakfast and checking out of our hotel. But … Continue reading
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Europe 2020, Normandy and D-Day All Day!
Today was devoted to history and solemnity as we visited Arromanches, studied the landing, and took on the roles of different soldiers and paratroopers in groups. Our trusty driver got us through some pretty narrow streets in some tiny villages! … Continue reading
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Europe 2020, Day #5 Portsmouth to Normandy!
So today was a rough one, literally and metaphorically. After a very early (5:45am) wake up call, we left our hotel for the Port to clear customs and board our Ferry to France. We loved our private lounge that the … Continue reading
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Europe 2020, Day 4, London, mostly, then to Portsmouth…
Today we transitioned from the Underground to a coach for a sightseeing tour of London and then lunch! We saw all the sights around town and then watched the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. After the guard we … Continue reading
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Day 3, Part 2, Rain and GLOBE!
…What’s in a name? Rain by any other name still gets us wet! Well we weathered some unbelievable rain and wind on Sunday. Evidence here: We had lunch in Covent Garden: then off the The Globe Theatre. We also mastered … Continue reading
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Europe 2020 Day 3! All London!
Today was a day of adventures, including such high winds that the London Eye was closed all day. So, London Eye out, British Museum in! We planned for a cultural time capsule by picking artifacts we would want to preserve … Continue reading
Europe 2020! Days 1 and 2: night flight and London visits!
SFO to Heathrow in nine hours! Walkabout and scavenger hunt in Kensington. Underground to Wembley for #TheWeddingSinger where we saw the show and met the cast! Thank you Lori Haley Fox! Dinner of fish and chips and crashed at our … Continue reading
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NPR, Kwami Alexander and The Undefeated
Kwami Alexander has been sharing poetry on NPR for a few years now, and each time I hear him, I get inspired. His latest children’s book, The Undefeated, just won the Caldecott Medal. More about the book, which I have … Continue reading
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Interesting topic at the holidays
This reminds me of many conversations with parents about navigating life and adult relationships with different parenting styles.
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What we know about children and the outdoors…
The beauty of school in Northern California is our ability to be outside every day, all year round… The Benefits of Learning OUTSIDE
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