Finding Ways to be Kind, through Service
Three years ago, in March 2020, our schools closed, and our education system changed forever. We went through online classes, hybrid classes, teaching with masks, online health passes, endless Covid…
Teaching Ethical Leadership Workshop
What makes a good leader? This is an important question we often ask students. Since leading a course for Students Shoulder to Shoulder, I have been thinking a lot about…
Ethical Leadership through Experiential Learning…in Nepal!
This summer I had the incredible opportunity to be a course instructor for a Students Shoulder-to-Shoulder field study to Nepal, and it was one of the most enlightening experiences in…
Constructing a Culture of Service
Yuval Noah Harari and Lisa Feldman Barrett both write about construction: in Sapiens Harari underlines how culture is a human construct, subject to consistent change, while in 7 1/2 Lessons…
Techo 3.0
The trip where so much went wrong but the students learned so much! In education, there is a lot of talk about experiential learning: "the process whereby knowledge is created…
TECHO 2.0
Today, I had one of those 'my heart will break in a million happy pieces' teaching moments. It started with a conversation with a student in the hallway (as the…
The entire building team
What did students learn from TECHO?
After our build and some much needed rest, I regrouped with students from the TECHO to debrief, reflect and plan. I'm excited about the plans for our new TECHO club…
TECHO Lessons
Getting back from the TECHO build is like coming back from another world. In fact, it is coming back from another world. Driving home last night and running some errands…