Not all Art Colleges offer Foundation Year as part of their curriculum. Foundation Year is the Freshman curriculum to explore and build different skills. Pratt and RISD (Rhode Island School of Design) both have a Foundation Year. I took two tours of Pratt Institute — one with my oldest and one with my youngest —…
“If the plantation owners of the South, Jackson’s people, were to have the land they wanted to grow more cotton, the Choctaws had to move,” I said. “And if you, Chief Pushmataha, were so against this move, you must be gone, out of the way.” from When A Ghost Talks, Listen by Tim Tingle …
Peter Sachs is featured in New England Home magazine and he chose our renovation to highlight. It says: This project was particularly satisfying because it was for close friends who have a high level of design sense. To achieve the final design and create an open feel in the 1870s home, many walls had to…
It was such an honor to be part of The Collaborative hosted by educators Dr. Sheka Houston and Tammy Taylor in celebration of National Family Literacy Night. I was joined by author Rudy Ruiz. I loved learning about Rudy Ruiz’s newest book, The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez: A Novel. You can watch it here:…
Please join me for our Multicultural Children’s Book Club. We host a FREE multicultural children’s picture book virtual book club on the first Thursday of every month from 7 pm to 8 pm EST. December’s event will be held on December 2nd and we are celebrating Interfaith Holidays using The Hanukkah Magic of Nate Gadol…
As a parent, one of the most sentimental moments you’ll ever have is having your kids move out of the house. Once they are out, you’ll have plenty of rooms that you don’t need. At the same time, you’ll have much time to spend together as a couple. With this, you get a chance to…
Being a teacher comes with its own unique challenges. And these days, more often than not, it can seem as though those challenges are steadily growing. But one thing that does not have to be challenging is keeping your kids entertained when they are stuck indoors due to inclement weather or other issues. Especially for…