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How to Onsen Ryokan 101

A guide for gaijin

Señora Searls in Japan: FaceTime

Last week I had the awesome opportunity to take a quick week-long trip to Japan to meet a dear…

Early Childhood Education in Finland

In Finland’s early primary years, space, time, & free play come first!

First day in Finland

A visit to a Swedish-speaking Finnish School!

Lycée (High school) in France

Quick takeaways

Sweden: Primary and Secondary Observations

While in beautiful Gothenburg, Sweden, I had the opportunity to visit 2 schools: 1 primary and 1 secondary. The primary visit was with a great veteran teacher, Unni, at Gamla Påvelundsskolan (“Old Påvelunds School”).

Map Mates Teams up with Classroom Bridges!

I’m really excited to share that Map Mates is teaming up with Katie Ritter’s…

Norway: Primary Schools

I was able to visit TWO primary schools today in Oslo, Norway. In one school I followed a first grade teacher as she welcomed her students, went through their morning routine and then completed a writing lesson. The other school was a third grade teacher who was teaching math through an…