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Day 49 of AY20-21: energy differences between cells

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Morning meeting for the remote cell Thursday morning was a challenging one for me as I woke up still exhausted from the day before. Fortunately I didn’t have any driving around to do before the morning meeting like I did the day…

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Day 48 of AY20-21: day one of a covid-impacted cycle four

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Wednesday was day 48 of the academic year, as well as day one of the fourth cycle of the year. It was also the first day of a cycle with a dedicated remote cell thanks to the fast growing positivity rate, number…

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Day 27 of AY20-21: active in the morning, vibing in the afternoon

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On Tuesday I was looking to get the cell to move around a bit after a pretty sedentary day on Monday. Even though it was going to be a hot day I brought Cuddle Buddies Ingrid and Ivan, with the intention of…

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Day 26 of AY20-21: staying in place

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Last week was a week of moving around as most Learners were jumping in the water and swimming and going on hikes. The first day of week three of this cycle was the opposite, we mostly stayed in one place for much…

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Day 25 of AY20-21: we have a new game at Abrome

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Friday ended a short second week of our second cycle at Abrome during this pandemic-academic year. It is amazing how quickly time seems to be flying while we are outdoors. I still haven’t been in the same cell as three other Learners,…

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Day 24 of AY20-21: finding new spaces outdoors, making space for young people

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A lovely, shy, insect eating skink I got a call from another Facilitator as I was leaving my house on Thursday morning so that we could touch base on a situation we had to work through regarding a prospective Learner. That conversation…

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Day 23 of AY20-21: leave no trace

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As of the end of the day on Wednesday we would already be halfway through our second cycle of the pandemic year. The forecast was sunny and hot, and I went into the day assuming that the Learners would spend much of…

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Looking forward to the second cycle of AY20-21

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I woke up at 4:40 a.m., excited to get this second cycle of our outdoor, pandemic year going. I slowly gathered myself and then headed out for a nice 2.3 mile run in the very pleasant, cool, October morning air. The moon…

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Day 13 of AY20-21: our first cookout day

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This year I’ve been trying to do certain things to take care of myself so that I can better take care of others within the community. One of them is sleeping at least eight hours a night, and going to bed by…

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Day 12 of AY20-21: the social challenges of small operating cells

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Two of the younger Learners in our cell have been joined at the hip since we came back together on September 8th. But starting on Wednesday, one of them was scheduled to be out for the rest of the week. For the…

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Day 11 of AY20-21: working on honoring boundaries

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On Tuesday the weather looked to take a turn for the better, although it was still forecasted to rain through the morning. I anticipated more Learners showing up on day eleven than on day ten, but our numbers decreased. Two Learners chose…

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Day 10 of AY20-21: a commitment to outdoor learning

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Another one of the beautiful things about Self-Directed Education is the novelty that comes with living our lives in the world, and having the opportunity to enjoy and explore the opportunities that come our way, or that we create. At Abrome we…

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Day 6 of AY20-21: observing change, in place

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Slightly over one week into the new year, it seems that the two physically separated Abrome operating cells are having quite different experiences. Some of the more recent highlights from the operating cell I am not a part of includes continual investigation…

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Day 5 of AY20-21: starting to settle in

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Day five of the academic year was also day one of the second week of the academic year. The first week was all about introducing or reintroducing ourselves to each other, reaffirming our principles and agreements, identifying challenges we had not fully…

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Day 4 of AY20-21: learning as we go

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On Friday we wrapped up our first week outdoors. We are now one week into the first of eleven cycles that will run through mid-July. The week was fun, and had lots of learning experiences embedded in it. Some of the fun:…

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