by admin | Jun 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
Gio Om has been analyzing my dreams from our trip to Qatar. “Are you still dreaming of women in black abayas walking down the beach, Ms. Nathan?” he queries most mornings when he sees me. A couple of weeks ago, when I was just back from Helsinki, Gio, a BAA...
by admin | May 27, 2010 | Praise, School Visits
I wanted to share this lovely email I received from the principal of the Gardner Pilot Elementary School. I have often said that school leadership is about doing work and never expecting thanks, but this email was the best thank-you I’ve received! It has been...
by admin | May 27, 2010 | Leadership Development, Professional Development, Uncategorized
A few months ago I was asked by Sherri Raftery if I would accept the Toastmasters Communication & Leadership award from the Toastmasters District 31 (which is all of Eastern MA from Worcester and Rhode Island). I had never really paid much attention to this...
by admin | May 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
The henna on my hands has barely dried from our trip to Doha, Qatar and now I’m off to Finland! I was invited by Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund, to participate in the Helsinki Design Lab: Education Challenge. This week, I’m in Helsinki, Finland where...
by admin | May 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
After traveling my own country for months, part of me thought I was done traveling with adolescents in large numbers. Yet the experience wouldn’t have been the same without all 20 of my amazing Boston Arts Academy students who recently joined me on a...
