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Recently, I attended a webinar entitled: “Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 through Summer Learning and Enrichment,” hosted by the national Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety. As we look towards summer, and plan for summer learning programs this year, there are 4 key takeaways from the expertise of the individuals presenting at

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA), one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, failed to take safety precautions to protect children from sexual predators in their programs for decades. Thousands of lawsuits are now pending against the BSA, all filed by men and women who were sexually abused by molesters within the

My self-care routine includes many of the same elements outlined by my co-workers here at NMOST: regular exercise, time spent outdoors, making the time to pursue enjoyable activities like cooking, gardening, and reading good books, and spending quality time with family and, as pandemic circumstances allow, with friends. It’s also critical to my health and wellbeing

During these difficult times it is easy to view the future as a light at the end of a dark tunnel. The future is where we we can finally take off our masks and see our friends. The future is where we can get on an airplane to see our family members or travel to

There are many ways to think about “wellness” and it looks different for every person. Before the pandemic hit, I was invited to a total of three weddings in 2020. It was supposed to be the year I got to see friends from my childhood, from my college years, and beyond. Plane tickets were purchased,