Aim & Flourish
Kitchen Table Talks
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Introducing: Kitchen Table Talks
Free, 20-minute conversations with professionals that cover topics relevant to parenting and home-learning during this challenging pandemic season. Aim & Flourish will host a series of short virtual discussions that will spark a conversation you will still be talking about around the dinner table.
Kitchen Table Talks:
1 topic, relevant to home-learning
3 questions, discussed with a professional
20 minutes, Zoomed-in on parenting during this pandemic
Exponential growth
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Kitchen Table Talks
Education on the Road: Teaching, Learning & Airstream Adventure
Zoom-in for 20 min. on April 22, 2021 @ 7pm EST, with Paul and Haley Mannion, trained Geographers & Educators.
Paul and Haley will answer three questions about online teaching, life in an Airstream, geography, and being lifelong learners. Join us as we find out what happens when education takes to the open road.
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Gardening & Growth: Including our Children in Gardening at Home
Zoom-in for 20 min. on April 8, 2021 @ 12:30p EST with Eli Green, Farm Director at Full Pocket Farm
Eli will answer three questions about gardening, how we can engage our children in planting and caring for a garden, and how we can get started and grow in resilience as we garden at home.
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Outdoor Family Adventures During the Pandemic
Zoom-in for 20 min. on Thurs., Mar. 25 @ 7:00pm EST when we talk with Lori Tuskey about planning outdoor family adventures.
A credentialed educator with 15 years experience teaching Health and Physical Education, Lori works in the outdoor adventure education industry: team building, leadership development, and guiding kayak trips.
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Meaningful Encouragement for Elementary Students During Times of Struggle
Zoom-in for 20 min. on March 18, 2021 @ 7:30p EST with Arlene Mueller, M.Ed., reading & gifted specialist
Arlene will answer 3 questions about how parents can motivate children through engaged parenting. We'll talk about home time and school time and how parents can challenge and encourage their elementary-aged children to grow through struggle and flourish.
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Helping Kids Learn to Love Reading & Writing
Zoom-in for 20 min. on Mar. 4, 2021 @ 7:30p EST with Jill Stukenberg, Writer & Associate Professor of English
Jill will answer three questions about reading and writing with children, how the pandemic intersects with writing at home, and how we can engage older generations in writing with children. Jill’s thoughtful perspective will deeply resonate with parents educating at home.
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Preparing Students to Succeed in a Virtual Teacher Conference
Zoom-in for 20 min. on Feb. 18, 2021 @ 7:30p EST with Elizabeth Mitchell, secondary English teacher and reading specialist with 20 years experience in the classroom, 9 in the virtual world.
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Mental Wellness Toolkit: Life Transitions
Zoom-in for 20 min. on Feb. 11, 2021 @ 7:30pm EST, with Susan Lindsay, Director of Programs, Cameron K. Gallagher Foundation.
The Cameron K. Gallagher Foundation works to cultivate awareness and understanding of teen depression and anxiety through mental wellness education and community outreach.
