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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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Day 81 of AY20-21: connecting through one-to-one check-ins

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Wednesday was day 81 of the pandacademic year. When Facilitator Ariel started the meeting a Learner jumped in and demanded that he lead the meeting. When we are in small groups meeting in-person we typically ask who wants to lead the meeting,…

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Day 80 of AY20-21: goofy drawings and shared stuffies

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Tuesday was our 80th day of the pandacademic year, meaning we still have about 55% of our in-session days with Learners left. We have about the same number of days as conventional schools, but because we have more breaks during the year,…

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Day 79 of AY20-21: cycle six starts remote

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Morning meeting Monday would be the first day of cycle six but it would not be the first remote day to start off a cycle during this pandacademic year. Just like last cycle, Austin is in risk stage level five for Covid-19…

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How does a child spend 1,000 hours outside in a year?

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Not being in school is a start. I’ve seen multiple friends sharing a blog post over the past couple of days that states that children should be outside for 4-6 hours every day. The post was shared on the 1000 Hours Outside…

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Day 78 of AY20-21: remote cycle five comes to a close

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Day 78 of the pandacademic year would be the final day of the cycle for the Learners, while the Facilitators would be meeting for an all-day professional development on Wednesday. This fifth cycle was our most challenging one of the year as…

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Day 77 of AY20-21: family workshop day and comics

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Monday would have normally been the first of our two remote days at the end of the cycle that allows us to have a nine day break from meeting in-person between cycles, but since we are still in risk stage level five…

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Day 76 of AY20-21: Check-in and Change-up day

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Day 76 was the last day of our last full week of cycle five, and it would have been the last in-person day of the cycle had we not been in Covid-19 risk stage level five in Central Texas. The following Monday…

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Day 73 of AY20-21: autonomy and the option to not show up (or leave)

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This past weekend we hosted a virtual information session and open house. Five families dropped in to learn about Abrome and Self-Directed Education, and one has already followed up with some admission specific questions. We were thrilled to have so many families…

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Day 72 of AY20-21: Check-in and Change-up day

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The pandemic blues continue Friday morning came and I checked the pandemic numbers and they are getting no better, but at least they seem to have plateaued, even if temporarily. It’s pretty apparent that we are not going to have any hope…

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Day 71 of AY20-21: a good day

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As we entered into the second half of the cycle we noticed that Learners were beginning to fall off of some of the calls. At the morning meeting only eight Learners joined the three Facilitators. Facilitator Lauren started the meeting off with…

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Day 70 of AY20-21: hump day for the week and cycle

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Wednesday was day 70 of the pandacademic year, and the halfway mark (day 8 of 16) of the cycle. As Learners and Facilitators oined the call there was a fun conversation about flamingos. At 10:00 a.m., Facilitator Ariel opened the morning meeting…

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Day 67 of AY20-21: remote, but grateful

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And local schools are still open … Day 67 was our last day of our first week of 2021, and it was the first entirely remote week of our pandemic year. With the numbers continuing to rise in the Austin area, and…

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Day 66 of AY20-21: processing feelings after a difficult first week of 2021

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Early Thursday morning I shared with Facilitators and guardians an Instagram post by our friend Abby from ALC-NYC on ways that we could support young people in the aftermath of Wednesday’s events. I also informed the Learners and guardians that we would…

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