Molly writes... I was driven into thought by my Mom’s recent blog post about childhood play. I ponder the value of play quite often. I have small children and I am enamored and warmed by their practice of constant play. I recently attended a lecture by the author Peter Gray and was very much inspired by his work illuminating the power of play for children. And while I continue to agree passionately with the importance of “play” during childhood, my thoughts today are concerned with us grown up folks. I looked up the definition of play in the dictionary and found...
In November of 2018, The Island School invited Maria, Molly, Martha, and me to give Zentangle workshops on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. The Island School is an inspiring combination of outward bound, coming of age, rigorous scholastics, physical exertion, and personal development. Co-founded by Chris and Pam Maxey, and designed for high school sophomores and juniors, "the Island School experience culminates in the beginning of a lifelong educational journey, with more self-confident students leaving as engaged global citizens, empowered to be active leaders of their generation . . . " preparing students for real world problems and challenges by...
