The holidays are approaching and there have been a lot of changes in my life. I have been thinking about how different things are now and am taking notice of the changes…
Kids in the Canyon
We are falling into fall and it is important to acknowledge the seasons we live in and live through during times such as these. The leaves are changing colors, animals are preparing…
When they are gone we miss them, but mostly we miss the little things in daily life that we take for granted or don’t notice while they are still here. People enter…
The first day of school brought happy reunions with my staff, parents and students. Everyone was anxious to share summer travel adventures and family updates and the question, “How was your summer?”…
Individuals—We are all living in our own little universe enveloped by our thoughts, beliefs and circumstances. We burrow inward when we are overwhelmed or under stress and spend time repeatedly listening to…
“Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.”-John Lennon It’s been a rough year, a year of living with loss, drastic changes, closing down and trying to open up again.…
Here we go again closing the door on another school year and heading outdoors for summer break! The first instinct is to do nothing, to recuperate from the projects, papers, tests,…
I was three years old living in New York City with my mother, an English major, teacher, writer, book and theater lover; my father who was a writer and aspiring political activist…
Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS) recently received a $2,214,351 in LAUSD funding for a project to install approximately 84,000 square feet of new paving including the playground areas, ADA compliance work and…
This weekend, March 24-26, Seussical the Musical will be performed by more than 80 children from Topanga Elementary Charter School’s Theater Arts Program. “Think left and think right and think low and…