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Day 96 of AY20-21: managing manageable weather again

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I woke up on Monday morning raring to go with cycle seven of the pandacademic year. Most of the Learners had been remote since December 22nd due to the local pandemic conditions and the Texas freeze. I had been remote since November…

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Day 95 of AY20-21: the last day of our last remote cycle (hopefully)

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Tuesday, February 23rd, was the last day of cycle six and the final day of two straight months of being forced to be remote. Austin Public Health had lowered the risk stage level meaning we could be together in-person again after the…

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Day 94 of AY20-21: a planned remote day!

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This week started out fabulously on Sunday as the weather broke 70 degrees. Some of Austin was still reeling from the deep freeze and subsequent black outs and burst pipes that came with it, but most of Austin soaked up the sun…

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Day 93 of AY20-21: the final day of a long week

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I slept in until 6:00 a.m. on Friday because the early morning wake ups are not as helpful when the internet is down. Plus, the added sleep was needed by my body as it tries to process all of the trauma that…

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Day 92 of AY20-21: getting through another day during the Texas freeze

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Thursday was day 92 of our pandacademic year and what felt like day 30 of the Texas freeze. We said we were going to be remote two nights prior, and without access to internet and therefore unable to do much of the…

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Day 91 of AY20-21: holding space in a failed state

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Day 91 of the pandacedemic year was not exactly a day in the park. The night prior the Facilitators decided to call off in-person meet ups for the rest of the week. There was just too much going on for us to…

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Day 90 of AY20-21: holding space during disaster

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Day 90 of the pandacademic year would be the most concerning for Abrome. I woke up that morning understanding that the dangerously cold temperatures the night before, in addition to blackouts effecting much of Austin (and Texas), as well as the ice…

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Day 89 of AY20-21: blackouts, freezing cold

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Beautiful blanket of snow outside Abrome on Monday morning Day 89 of this ridiculous pandacademic year was something extra. When I woke up the windchill was -8 degrees. I wrote the following message to families when I formally cancelled in-person meet ups…

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Day 88 of AY20-21: we made postcards, played games, and broke a sweat

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Friday was the last day of the second week of the sixth cycle and day 88 of the pandacademic year. When we created our pandemic plan for this year we included a section on inclement weather, since we expected to be outdoors…

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Day 87 of AY20-21: icy cold inclement weather day

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Another inclement weather day Thursday, February 11th was day 87 of the pandacademic year and our second inclement weather day of 2021. Not meeting in-person seemed like a given given the temperature, wind, and rain in the forecast the night before, and…

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Day 86 of AY20-21: our first inclement weather day of 2021

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Our first inclement weather day of the 2021 calendar year Wednesday was going to hopefully be our first in-person day of the calendar year, and of the last two cycles! Unfortunately, nature decided to crush our hopes of being back together again….

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Day 85 of AY20-21: gearing up to be in-person again

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Quickly moving toward risk stage level four On Tuesday, February 9th, I woke up and looked at the latest Covid-19 indicators for Austin and saw that we were perhaps only a couple of days away from breaking into risk stage level four…

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Day 84 of AY20-21: pandemic fatigue and movement

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Trending toward stage level four On Sunday morning I sent out the weekly update to families telling them that it was likely that Austin Public Health was going to drop the city back down to risk stage level four in February, and…

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Day 83 of AY20-21: yarrow salve and John Prine

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Friday morning was day 83 of the pandacademic year and the last day of the first week of cycle six. Still remote because of local Covid conditions. I started the morning meeting with a review of the calendar. Then I highlighted two…

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Day 82 of AY20-21: what are we giving?

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Thursday was day 82 of the pandacademic year and Facilitator Lauren opened the meeting with a review of practices and then opened it up for people to share announcements. Then each of us shared what we would like our first act to…

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