Springtime distance-learning was a hot mess in our house… As the unofficial family point-person for all things education, I made the executive decision that we needed to re-think our fall strategy. First step: create a new home environment for distance-learning, in the hopes of bringing some of that back-to-school magic into our family room, in lieu of the classroom.

“When I first heard that schools were transitioning to online learning due to the coronavirus, my first thought was, ‘But what about all the kids without home internet?’ While teachers are being amazing and reassuring families that we’re all in this together, I can’t help but worry about children getting left behind. Our partners at Comcast reached out to Portland Mom Collective because they are working hard to ensure that doesn’t happen to ANY students…”

“The narrator was charismatic and skilled at working with young audiences, regularly bringing in call-and-response moments to make the performance interactive. How many children can yell “lettuce” at the same time? Turns out, an entire auditorium.”