August 24th, 61 from Markings
Embrace the changing of the seasons with some thoughts from former UN Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dag Hammarskjold, translated from Swedish by Leif Sjoberg and W.H. Auden. Vägmärken or Markings, is the journal where Hammarskjold collected his thoughts beginning in 1925 when he was 20 years old. This journal was discovered in…
Read MoreWild Geese
IHC board members Dr. Mac Test and Dr. Bob Reinhardt from Boise State University both share this poem as a favorite! Layer up for an early morning hike, or layer down for an afternoon walk, and enjoy Wild Geese by Mary Oliver.
Read MoreJosh Udesen
Josh Udesen won Outstanding Educator of the Year in 2024 for grades 9-12 at Riverstone International School in Boise. For over twenty years, Josh Udesen has found that his world religions course is an ideal platform for encouraging curiosity about the variety of expression of the human spirit and teaching students about the value of our differences.…
Read MoreRaul Pedraza
Raul Pedraza won Outstanding Educator of the Year in 2024 for grades 6-8 at Vallivue Middle School in Caldwell. Named Vallivue Teacher of the Year in 2023, Raul Pedraza believes that a history curriculum is made up of many great stories. Pedraza helps Latine students connect with their cultural heritage by emphasizing the ancient Mesoamerican…
Read MoreAnnika Berry
Annika Berry won Outstanding Educator of the Year in 2024 for grades K-5 at Pioneer Montessori School in Ketchum. Annika Berry has served as Lead Guide of the Lower Elementary classroom at Pioneer Montessori School since 2020. Lovingly referred to as Miss Annika, she nurtures a classroom community of personal choice, openness of expression, and…
Read MoreBehavior in Crisis
September is here, students are back to school, and it is harvest season. This week we are reading Behavior in Crisis by Ruth Mota. Behavior in Crisis by Ruth Mota
Read MoreSummer’s End
This week we start to say farewell to summer with Summer’s End by Grammy winner, singer-songwriter John Prine.
Read MoreAgur Euskalerriari
We are enjoying the return of Jaialdi to Boise this week by hitting the trail with Basque writer Jose Mari Iparragirre.
Read MoreOn the Fifth Day
Beat the heat by getting outdoors with contemporary poet Jane Hirshfield.
Read MoreThe New Colossus
Celebrate Independence Day by getting outdoors and read The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus, which has been inscribed on a plaque inside the base of the Statue of Liberty since 1903.
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