What a day! On this last day of the Country School Association of America conference, we spent from 8 to 6:30 on a bus driving about the local area of New Hampshire visiting no less than nine – yes – NINE – one room country schools! Just amazing. This is my first time at this […]
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Country School Houses
June 14th, 2017 · 1 Comment · Children, Country Schools, Education, Museums, Shaker, Site Seeing, Teaching & Learning, Volunteer
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Country Schools — Day One
June 12th, 2017 · Comments Off on Country Schools — Day One · Books, Children, Country Schools, Education, Important People, Museums, Shaker, Teaching & Learning
Well, maybe day two depending upon how you count! But, the first whole day of presentations – and wow were they amazing! Twelve presentations were offered throughout the day – one being mine. You choose one of two in each time slot. First was the keynote speaker, Steve Taylor, a farmer, journalist and longtime public […]
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