Entries from March 2008

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Peaceable Stories in Machias

Linda Levesque recently facilitated her first Peaceable Stories
training with a group of 16 in Machias. I’m sure no one will be surprised to hear that her greatest challenge was time. “As a facilitator,” she writes, “I wanted to give enough opportunity for participants to wrap their heads around the wider aspect of peaceful existence.” Linda [...]

Monday, March 17th, 2008

hey, little ant

Sharon Abair read about this Hey, Little Ant essay contest in yesterday’s paper. It’s only open to K-3 students, but if you know anyone who teaches at that level, please pass the word along. We’ll have to remember to read the winning entries when they’re announced.
Thanks, Sharon!

Monday, March 10th, 2008

baby talk

Some of you may know that for the past several months, in addition to Born to Read, I’ve been working on the Council’s new Humanities on Demand podcast. As a result, I’ve been particularly aware of audio resources available via the web—and there are many! WERU 89.9 FM, the community radio station in Blue Hill, [...]