With our new English teacher, our class has started a new project: until the end of this school year, we will practice writing essays about “This I believe” AND each student will make a short movie on her best essay :-). After two essays on childhood and chocolate, here’s my third attempt, which I wrote… Continue reading The treasure chest
Season’s greetings
As Matthias and I were writing our last Christmas letter, we were praying for our great plans for 2012 to come true. We were about to apply for a one-year sabbatical in Santa Fe, New Mexico. So imagine how happy we all were when our project was accepted late January! Matthias was to write several… Continue reading Season’s greetings
Keep walking toward the sun
Two weeks ago, I joined Hannah’s class for their weekly outdoor science lesson by the Santa Fe River. The students had wondered about large puddles along the road so we walked up the river to explore the banks for an explanation. In Indian file behind Will, the teacher, we made our way through the dense… Continue reading Keep walking toward the sun