One of the wonders of school life is the way in which each new year is simultaneously entirely fresh and utterly familiar. As I write this, we are just completing our first five day week of the 2021-22 school year, and already, children are stepping (or, for our younger children, skipping!) naturally and happily into… Keep Reading
Remote learning is challenging for any subject, but it proved especially difficult to teach and play music collaboratively over Zoom last year. Demonstrating finger positions for notes became complicated by camera angles, sound quality paled in comparison to the in person aural experience, and the joy of playing live music together was lost entirely. The… Keep Reading
Welcome back-to-school and Happy New Year, Park families! For 18 months and counting, we have been traversing what has become our “new normal;” managing the ever changing landscape of parenting, school, work, and well, life, in the midst of a pandemic. With COVID has come a dizzying array of logistical challenges such as wearing masks,… Keep Reading
In my home state of Maine there are signs in Portland that remind the passersby to “Stay The Course” and remain vigilant in taking precautions against Covid-19. There was a brief window of time in late spring of 2021 when it seemed as though the end of their usefulness might be in sight. Vaccines were… Keep Reading
Linda Accime, RN (School Nurse) Linda is a registered nurse with more than 10 years of experience working with marginalized and low income populations both domestically and internationally. She originally attended University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she received a BA in Social Thought and Political Economy. After studying Sustainable International Development and earning a master’s… Keep Reading
Blue skies, green grass, a gorgeous evening, and the palpable excitement of a school community back together in person — it was fantastic to see so many families attend Picnic at Park! From my vantage point at the Parents’ Association Volunteer Fair table, I saw again and again the magic of reconnecting with old friends… Keep Reading
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