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In this last week of summer vacation before school starts, my writing students and I turned our attention to the beach. As Jersey girls, we know the shore well and can draw on our rich experiences to create vivid descriptive images. For our final assignment of the summer, I thought I’d slow Maddie and Violet down and have them delve deeper into descr...
The end of August means time in Maine for my husband and me. We take this time before school starts to energize and get our fill of nature. My husband is a fine art photographer, and we spend all of our vacation time out and about recording the beauty around us. Earlier in the summer, I had a health issue that led me to create what I call “Mindful 8 Poems.” These poems ar...
This week, the girls and I returned to poetry for a respite. We are still revising our fantasy stories, but needed a little spark of energy. Since the school where I teach is a school for girls, in fact it is the oldest girls’ school in New Jersey, I am keenly aware of the need for raising confident and resilient girls. Our school’s motto i...