Phase One #CWPYALL15 - The Teachers Arrive Today For the Summer Institute. This Year, We LEAP

Abu Bility Modeling What His Toes Look
Like After a Pedicure

For the last two weeks we've been sorting supplies, recording applications, reserving rooms, reorienting ourselves with Ellen's wonderful departure to a new job, outlining and planning the logistics, hiring the teachers, organizing the curriculum, and revving up for a summer of fun with CWP-Fairfield.

Last night, we had an orientation for the lab teachers to share with them our partnership with LEAP and the pilot year for rethinking the ways we vision our work locally, globally, and in partnership with others. The goal, built of the #LRNG work, is to help educators and students to find valuable resources in other communities around them. Rather than learning as a solo act, we want to help others to realize the power of UBUNTU.

LEAP made this possible for a second year and is pushing us to think of additional ways we can serve the many communities in southern Connecticut in ways that empower all.

Abu found a box of toys as we were unpacking and decided it would be fun to create a commercial for his hands. He got into character and insisted on a photograph, which he got.

In the meantime, it's time for me to hit the road. Big day (and weeks) ahead. I feel great knowing that the team I am working with will help all of us to excel.