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U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen Introduces New Prevention Legislation for Students : Stemming the Flow of Addiction

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It’s not every day U.S. Senator and former N.H. Governor Jeanne Shaheen comes to Lin-Wood School.  Just two weeks ago, Senator Shaheen introduced new legislation to Congress aimed at preventing opioid misuse among students and student athletes. Today, she facilitated a panel discussion with other leaders in prevention including our own Nick Nelson (check out… Continue reading U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen Introduces New Prevention Legislation for Students : Stemming the Flow of Addiction

In Honor of Easter: Here’s to Jesus, His Rabbits, and the Revel Stoke Among Us
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In Honor of Easter: Here’s to Jesus, His Rabbits, and the Revel Stoke Among Us

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En route to school this morning: “Mom, did you know Jesus had a lot of bunny rabbits?” Why, no, I did not know he had a lot of bunny rabbits. “Can we get a bunny rabbit for Easter or my birthday?” No. “Why not? Even Jesus got to have rabbits, and he died on a… Continue reading In Honor of Easter: Here’s to Jesus, His Rabbits, and the Revel Stoke Among Us

"No Child Left Inside" · Adaptive Adventure · Adaptive Parenting (an adventure itself) · Family life · Nature-Based Learning · Through the Power of Sport

Team Hiking: It’s Not About Reaching the Top; It’s What We Build Along the Way

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This is teamwork beneath blue bird skies in April.  Each person in this group is an integral part of what we’ve deemed the best kind of team hiking, the kind where at day’s end you feel like you’ve truly conquered a mountain, and you have.  You are exhausted and smelly and proud and maybe even… Continue reading Team Hiking: It’s Not About Reaching the Top; It’s What We Build Along the Way

Education · Growing Up New Hampshire · Local

Dear Mr. Nelson: Thank You for 44 Years in Education

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Dear Mr. Nelson, The day you called for an interview at Lin-Wood Public School was May 3, 2003,  the very day we lost our Old Man on the Mountain.  The phone rang, and I didn’t hear it right away because I was celebrating my graduation from a Masters in Education program.  The music was loud,… Continue reading Dear Mr. Nelson: Thank You for 44 Years in Education

Adaptive Adventure · Adaptive Parenting (an adventure itself) · Growing Up New Hampshire · Nature-Based Learning · Through the Power of Sport

March Madness: Tuckerman’s Ravine

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There is so much for me to love about this photo: the Tuckerman Ravine sign behind us, my dad being fit enough to hike up to the Ravine, my then almost two year old niece Ella fiercely gripping 9 week old Carver’s fat little fist, my brother and sister- in- law who trekked in taking… Continue reading March Madness: Tuckerman’s Ravine

Education · Family life · Growing Up New Hampshire · Local

Why I Vote and Participate in Annual School District Meetings as a Teacher and a Mom

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When I was a freshman at Connecticut College in the early 1990s, my beloved hometown of Merrimack, NH elected a Christian Coalition majority to our school board.  The margin was something like 6 votes in a town of roughly 26,000 at the time.  Please don’t fact check me, but it was very close.  I did… Continue reading Why I Vote and Participate in Annual School District Meetings as a Teacher and a Mom

Books · Education · Growing Up New Hampshire · Politics Aside

The Time a Parent Accused Me, a Teacher, of “Raping” with Reading

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As a 23 year old teacher long ago, in a school district far from here, accused by a local minister of “raping” a young man of his innocence, we imagine the worst.  We imagine a teacher who has sent inappropriate photos or messages to a student she is responsible for professionally. What we don’t imagine… Continue reading The Time a Parent Accused Me, a Teacher, of “Raping” with Reading

Growing Up New Hampshire · Local

From Northern New Hampshire to Nashville: Miss Morgan Clark Has Found Her Voice

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Morgan Clark’s voice compels people to listen; within her lyrics and talent live the excitement, hope, and idealism of young musicians following their hearts to Nashville, country music’s capital of the world.  When I hear Morgan sing–whether an original song written for a friend who died sadly too soon or a cover title, I want to cheer… Continue reading From Northern New Hampshire to Nashville: Miss Morgan Clark Has Found Her Voice

Adaptive Adventure · Adaptive Parenting (an adventure itself) · Education · Through the Power of Sport

Universal Design: All for One and One for All

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We play with wheelchairs– for fun.  That’s how we roll here in Alpine Village, especially when a gently used one is dropped off as a donation for Eastern Adaptive Sports.  Some people leave handmedown clothes in bags; we are left handmedown wheelchairs because when people need them, they need them.  They are often challenging, time… Continue reading Universal Design: All for One and One for All