Here we are once again, embarking on a brand new, yet unusual school year. Each year at this time I have new anticipations as well as a...

Author: Jamie Bessette One day before long we had children my husband and I decided to take a hike on the west side of Rocky Mountain...

The word "Rubicon" has been resonating with me for several weeks now. The history of the word refers to a river with the same name that...

Written by Jamie Bessette ( with help from Cooper) As I sit here this afternoon wondering what to write my son suggested writing about...

Written by Jamie Bessette My daughter is madly in love with horses. She eats, sleeps and dreams of horses. Her room is decorated in...

As you know from past blogs, I have been in the business of education for a long time. I have seen several educational movements and...

Review by: Jamie Bessette So as you can see from my picture I use this book a lot. I’m sure there is a newer addition because I first...

Dear Parents, I want to convey some thoughts and hopefully will be able to unwrap some of the possible mystery that an initial or annual...

Written by: Jamie Bessette It's easiest to start with an example before actually getting to the point so follow me on this one for a few...

As we come upon the last couple days of the 2019-20 school year, I felt the need to do some personal reflection. During the last few...

Here are some thoughts on the recent school closures and how we will open in the coming fall

Written by Jamie Bessette As the school year is winding down many parents ask themselves what they can do to keep their kids from...

I would love to share a fortunate series of events I had the opportunity of being a part of. Life is pretty amazing and traveling is...

Written by Jamie Bessette So here I am sitting on a gym floor an hour away from where we live. I left the house with my daughter this...

According to my count down, I have three months, fourteen days, ten hours, six minutes and 15 seconds before I officially end my time in...

Written by Jamie Bessette As the weather is warming up and our kids head outside to play I’d like to take a little time here to discuss...

Written by Colin O’Brady Book review by Jamie Bessette Being that this is my first book review it was difficult to decide which book to...

As I began to put my thoughts together when starting this blog, it dawned on me that this topic lead to a spider web like series of...

As we begin to close the monumental year of 2020, there have been many times in my mind, the overwhelming nature of the pandemic has...

Can you tell I’m food driven? Somehow I seem to find a way to bring up food, that is really but not really what I want to focus on today....