Thanks to Mary Holland for image composition
So much has changed in a week... again.
I wish I could say that things have changed for the better, but wishing won't change the facts. So, rather than just wishing, I'm attempting to take action in ways that I can: reaching out with empathy and compassion, in the spirit of collaboration towards a greater good.
These are profoundly challenging times, but I hope you are also finding some moments of relief, lightened by laughter and joy. As Krista Tippet shared in a recent post (linked below), "to choose to soften to delight, despite any heaviness looming in the air, is to keep ourselves afloat."
I'm including a few new resources this week to guide us as we learn and keep ourselves afloat together, at a distance. As a community member, I highly recommend the crowd-sourced Vermont Resources link. As a parent, educator, and worker for equity and sustainability, I appreciate VTLFF partner Kathleen Kesson's piece "We Are All Unschoolers Now," and an unplanned companion piece by Sam Chaltain. As a human, I loved reading and listening to the Care Package from On Being.
If you have resources that have helped or resonated for you, please share, and if you have a project or need we can support, share that too!
Distance Learning Resources
We Are All Unschoolers Now by Kathleen Kesson
A Parent Guide to Home Learning During the Coronavirus by Sam Chaltain
An excellent series of posts from the Tarrant Institute for Innovative Education, including an excellent reminder on remote learning: "Relationships First"
Education Reimagined just launched a Distance Learning Resource Center
And a shout-out to VTLFF partner @TimO'Leary_VTfor filling his Twitter feed with excellent and timely resources!
Community Resources
A Collaborative Community Guide To Covid-19 Resources - A curated, crowd-sourced Vermont resource list - please view, add and share!
Feeding Your Family During the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
Hunger Free VT
Vermont Foodbank
AOE Guidance during the Coronavirus outbreak
VT Department of Health Guidance
Inspiration and Connection
A Listening Care Package for Uncertain Times: A collection of podcasts and poetry for however you’re processing or experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Social Distancing Doesn’t Have to Be Anti-Social