TWJ Community/Looking Ahead

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HOW CAN WE SUPPORT YOU?

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We have had so much fun meeting new families in the Carolinas and Tennessee! In June we have one more convention in Virginia on June 9-11. It excites us to have the opportunity to expand The Write Journey business to families across America. There are so many of you, and the numbers are growing daily. While on the one hand, these may be troubling times; on the other hand, these are exciting times as many families engage in their children’s education much more seriously than in the past. When we look for it, we can almost always find a silver lining – a blessing – in the midst of the storm and the turbulents that life sends our way.

You may already know that we are on a journey to partner with your family and your educational community to not only provide quality language arts instruction, but also to support you by building relationships. In a culture where many experience information overload, we bring the opportunity for relationship building. Here are some ways we do that:

  •  LIVE virtual classes for students of all ages

  •  Virtual TUTORING for students who benefit from one-on-one support

  •  Small group MENTORING for adults

  •  SPEAKERS to provide quality language arts instructionf or your

    educational community

  • Willingness to CREATIVELY explore unique ways to connect

The point is we value relationships because we recognize that no two individuals or groups are the same. We desire to bring our knowledge and experience to your educational community in a way that supports you the most. We do this through relationship and connection. We’d love for you to invite us to join you at your next co-op. If we can’t be there in person, we’d love to join you virtually. We invite you to start getting to know The Write Journey community.

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FINDING “EDUCATIONAL” OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MIDST OF UNCERTANITY

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In this world of cyber everything, we welcome you to our community – The Write Journey Community. Together we explore life. In particular, we explore “education”, and all that education encompasses: academics, character, critical thinking, creativity, inclusion, etc. Education encompasses ALL aspects of life because education is about learning. Consider this definition of education: “the imparting and acquiring of knowledge through teaching and learning . . . “.

Perhaps we’ve come to think of education as something that happens “at school” – with “experts” “teaching” children and youth. But the past couple of years have challenged many to rethink the meaning of education, or at least to question the high calling of education, including who is best equipped to oversee your child’s educational experience. The world of education has been shaken up. I venture to say it’s still shaking for many individuals – adults and children alike. As a result, we choose to see new opportunities:

  •  Thinking outside the norms

  •  Pursuing balance

  •  Engaging a variety of platforms

  •  Validating the individual

 Perhaps most importantly: Finding our voice

These represent just a few of the opportunities we can choose to explore, as a result of the shaking . . . and even the breaking. We are here for you and your children. We are a part of the solution. We affirm your choices. We strive to show up responsibly for our children – your children.

At TWJ, we find excitement in the possibilities, as we partner with parents and educators to bring the absolute best language arts education to all children. With spring in the air, we plant the seeds of compassion, collaboration, and community as we consider defining “education” anew. Let the planting begin.

Educating together, Kris

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WHAT IS COMMUNITY?

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One dictionary definition of community is “a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals”. Do you find it interesting that this definition indicates that community is a feeling? Like me, you might want to ponder that for a few minutes. Another dictionary definition of community is “a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common”. This is a familiar meaning of community, but I like the idea of community being a feeling (even though I’m not a big feeler).

While The Write Journey community does have particular characteristics in common (namely, we value quality writing and communication education for our children), we also create a “feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals”. So what are those common attitudes, interests, and goals?

  • We desire healthy communication within our families and homes

  • We seek instruction on how to help our children become excellent writers

  • We value quality books that allow us to explore topics and engage in discussions to develop critical thinking

  • We understand the high call of parents to be the boss of their children’s education - even when they choose to outsource aspects of that education

  • We find success in partnership: parents, educators, instructors, students

  • We long to explore creative ways to promote quality language arts skills

  • We recognize the need to support (not judge) each other as we all do our best - imperfectly.

  • We choose to focus on character training even as we teach academics, knowing that character matters more than knowledge

As we share these attitudes, interests, and goals, we experience “a feeling of fellowship” . . . and that is what The Write Journey community is all about. We appreciate every single family in The Write Journey community. You are welcomed and honored. We hope our community blesses your family.

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SHARING HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS

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This holiday season offers so many opportunities:

  • Reading fun holiday stories

  • Watching classic holiday movies

  • Listening to sounds of the season

  • Creating gifts and decorations

  • Tasting favorite family holiday cuisine

  • Sleeping in a little

  • Relaxing by a warm fire with a hot drink

These activities provide opportunities to capture solid holiday snapshots, and we’d love to see some of yours. Would you be willing to share some of your fun moments this holiday season?

We are a community of individuals journeying together to bring quality education--with a focus on communication--to our families. Even as we take a break and relax our academic routine for the holidays, we never cease to practice communication skills: reading, writing, and discussing. We always love to see pictures of your family’s educational journey, but there’s no time like the holidays to capture your unique journey.

We are not looking for picture-perfect shots. We’re looking for REAL LIFE! Whatever that looks like for your family, we would love a glimpse. Your picture(s) may or may not have people in them. Creations, decorations, actions (both work and play), disasters, etc. These all reflect real life. The holiday season naturally offers unique, engaging scenes of the raw beauty of family life.

Visit our social media platforms to share your holiday happenings with The Write Journey community. In this way, we build connections, and connections will result in support and encouragement for all.

Written by: Kris Cordell