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.
More from our Explorers
Ms. April’s Potted Plants
During quarantine, Natalie illustrated a story I, Pamela, wrote for learners of all ages. I had been thinking for a long time about the ways in which we can show children how to appreciate their own unique qualities
Homity Pie
The Homity Pie Story: We discovered this most satisfying dish in the Treasurer’s House Café in York, England. We’ve recently learned that the recipe was the creation of English Girl Guides (the Girl Scouts of England) who came
A Bespoke Shroud for My Mother
I have begun a new project inspired by my mother’s passing last year. Her name was Rosemary. While the time spent at her bedside was deeply meaningful with the whole family present, the time afterwards was a little
Thinking Outside the Box
In my last year of teaching, I set aside the standard curriculum at the start of every week and introduced what I called “Outside-the-Box Thinking.” Monday mornings began with a game or a challenge. I would have my
The Familiarity of Home
Like many this past year, I spent a great deal of time at home. But for aneighborhood walk or the occasional trip to the grocery store, post office or pharmacy, my world did not extend much beyond the
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
Ms. April’s Potted Plants
During quarantine, Natalie illustrated a story I, Pamela, wrote for learners of all ages. I had been thinking for a long time about the ways in which we can show children how to appreciate their own unique qualities
Homity Pie
The Homity Pie Story: We discovered this most satisfying dish in the Treasurer’s House Café in York, England. We’ve recently learned that the recipe was the creation of English Girl Guides (the Girl Scouts of England) who came
A Bespoke Shroud for My Mother
I have begun a new project inspired by my mother’s passing last year. Her name was Rosemary. While the time spent at her bedside was deeply meaningful with the whole family present, the time afterwards was a little
Thinking Outside the Box
In my last year of teaching, I set aside the standard curriculum at the start of every week and introduced what I called “Outside-the-Box Thinking.” Monday mornings began with a game or a challenge. I would have my
The Familiarity of Home
Like many this past year, I spent a great deal of time at home. But for aneighborhood walk or the occasional trip to the grocery store, post office or pharmacy, my world did not extend much beyond the
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