Today, we need to share as many stories as possible about people doing things out of love and looking at what connects us all as a community. Here at TWO IN THE WORLD we hope visitors can come for a minute or five to feel like they aren’t alone. Together, we will be exploring ways we can foster kindness, courage, hope and justice. Our explorers include a couple artists, a filmmaker, teacher, young historian, plus the occasional cat.
Some exciting news: Explorers Pamela Beere Briggs, Natalie McDonald, and teacher Judith Feuer-Walden, along with UCLA Film Professor Bill McDonald, have written THE SCHOOLHOUSE EXPERIMENT: Reimagining School at Home and in the Classroom. Woven throughout the true story of one family’s experience schooling at home are moving letters to readers from Judy about her public school classroom, as well as summaries of recent research about learning and thriving around the world. We hope our story and the tools we share in THE SCHOOLHOUSE EXPERIMENT will help parents, teachers, activists, and lifelong learners move forward in a calmer and healthier way, right now and post-pandemic. You can watch the book trailer below:
Visit our Shop to purchase the THE SCHOOLHOUSE EXPERIMENT or Ms. April’s Potted Plants, a 20-page illustrated book for readers ages 3-103 that can reassure, serve as a thank-you note for teachers who helped us grow, and maybe even inspire the planting of a beautiful potted plant.
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We — Pamela, Beere Briggs, Bill McDonald and Natalie McDonald (along with public school teacher Judy Feuer-Walden) – have written a short book (136 pages) that we hope reassures, inspires and as Natalie would says works as a
Easy-Peasy Dutch Baby
From Pamela: Natalie came to the rescue of low spirits. For teatime, she baked a Dutch Baby Oven Pancake (plain and sliced apple is common, this one is with ricotta cheese). It helped our spirits. From Natalie: This
Inspired by Life Jackets: You Can Now Order a Decorated Jacket
Dear Two in the World Readers,Inspired by my work on last year’s Life Jackets project (The Life Jackets video can be seen here),I have created some wearable, embellished, denim jackets. Already several people have sent me their own jackets
Trust Your Instincts
Once we become parents we are constantly faced with watershed moments when we have to trust our instincts and make the best decision that we can for our child—even if it means deviating from the expected path. Most
TAKE TWO
ART. Such a big word for three letters. What is Art? What is Art’s purpose and place in our lives, community, country and the world? How do we engage with Art? How is Art made? And by whom?
Painting a Mural
I have always wanted to paint a mural, but it was never something that ever manifested. That is, until I received word at the beginning of July that I had been selected to paint a wall at Unità