I’ve been quiet on this blog since the corona virus was declared a pandemic, but I haven’t been resting. Like many, the most active, crowded place I’ve been is in my head, and there’s been so much going on there, that it’s been challenging to sort through thoughts, hopping from one urgency to the next.…
I wrote this post for BahaiTeachings.org on March 4, 2020, before any lockdowns were declared, but hoarding was beginning. Since the publication of this article, it’s been shared and read hundreds of thousands of times (or more?), particularly in the early days as implications of pandemic were dawning on residents outside of China and Italy.…
Thanks to WHYY News Director, Sandra Clark and reporter Cris Barrish for taking a real interest in the power and possibility of my latest publication, Global Kids: 50+ Games, Crafts, Recipes and More. The WHYY featured story, titled: Created and taught in Philly region, Global Kids offers multicultural lessons The story took weeks (months?) of…
I’m back home, tired and happy, after spending the last few days in Rome for the Mediterranean Association of International Schools annual conference. I wanted to make a THANK YOU tweet, but realized I had too much to say and to process for a tweet to do it justice. I gave four workshop sessions plus…
People have been asking about some of my speaking engagements, work with teachers and training programs this fall. Themes I speak about generally examine global, cultural and racial competence – and particularly how these intersect. Here’s a sampling of some of the topics, venues and formats: The school year and launch of Global Kids kicked off…
My long-awaited, labor of love project, Global Kids (created with a team of dedicated, thoughtful, diligent women) is finally HERE!! I’ll be be sharing more about the many amazing people who offered thoughtful contributions from their cultures and fields of expertise, as well as behind-the-scenes lessons we learned and take-aways parents and educators can use…
