The Schoolyard Podcast S2, E1: Again to College Magic

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Hi there associates! Welcome again to the Schoolyard Podcast dropped at you by College Specialty. That is our Episode 1 of Season 2.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
I’m your host, Nancy Chung, a fun-loving trainer and content material creator also referred to as @fancynancyin5th on social media, and I’m thrilled that you just’re right here. A particular shout-out to College Specialty, who provides important instructional provides and full studying surroundings options that will help you rework greater than lecture rooms. That is the Schoolyard Podcast, a podcast by educators, for educators, the place the magic of studying unfolds. At this time, our great friends, Stephanie Osmondson and Loreal Hemenway of @happilyeverelementary have again to high school in thoughts. Like many lecturers proper now, we will probably be discussing what we love a lot, which is sharing classroom setup suggestions and sensible concepts on creating useful and alluring areas. These two lecturers should not solely colourful and inventive, they’re so enjoyable and dynamic. Stephanie and Loreal convey a wealth of expertise to the desk. Stephanie has a background in early childhood training with over a decade of expertise specializing in creating partaking and interactive studying environments. Loreal comes from a background in elementary training, specializing in integrating expertise and inventive educating methods to reinforce pupil studying. Collectively, they based @happilyeverelementary on Instagram and TikTok, the place they share their revolutionary concepts, classroom setups, and educating suggestions with the colourful group over 279,000 followers. Their mission is to encourage and help fellow educators by offering sensible recommendation, uplifting tales, cute outfit concepts, and an entire lot of positivity. Welcome again to the schoolyard, Stephanie and Loreal. It’s so good to have you ever again.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Thanks. What a heat welcome, Nancy. Good to just about see you.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
I do know, it’s been too lengthy. I understand how busy you guys are. So thanks a lot for carving out your time to be right here as we speak. Final time you had been on our podcast, you share some superb recommendations on creating an inclusive classroom surroundings that may spark creativity. We obtained an unbelievable quantity of optimistic suggestions in your episode. And I’m not shocked by this, however it was our hottest, most streamed episode.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
So thanks. Thanks for listening, guys.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
You guys are superior. You’re clearly beloved by everyone. So I do know we’re recording this mid July. However I can see that you just’re in your classroom and you’ve got been getting in. How excited are you for a recent new college 12 months?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
We’re all the time excited to sort of leap again in. There’s simply one thing concerning the vitality you get on a faculty campus that sadly, despite the fact that we’re like filling our personal cup in the course of the summer season, it’s not essentially the identical vitality, particularly as two mothers. We’re house and we actually aren’t resting that a lot proper now with our littles. And there’s something about checking in together with your college group that does offer you this like raise and this jolt of vitality that we’re actually excited to faucet again into seeing our employees members and our college students once more.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Oh, I like that. And I do know you’re you’ve been redoing bulletin boards for lots of lecturers in your campus, proper? Sure.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
How’s that going? Yeah, this summer season, we’re not doing a classroom makeover. And so we determined how can we serve lecturers nonetheless doing the issues we love. And we regarded in our lockers which might be sitting behind us proper now. And we’ve got two panels which might be stuffed with bulletin board kits that we’ve created for our Academics Pay Trainer Retailer. We’ve had them on show, after which we all the time save the items in a pleasant Ziploc bag, they usually’re simply sitting there. So we thought, what higher manner to assist our personal lecturers in our constructing by providing to do their bulletin boards? So we’re engaged on 12 to fifteen bulletin boards that we’re delivering throughout our faculty, throughout grade ranges, and we all know how a lot it’s serving to our lecturers proper now, and they’re simply so grateful to take one thing off of their plate.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Oh, my gosh, I wager. I wager for those who took signups on-line, you’ll get like 1000s and 1000s of individuals saying come to our faculty and do a board for us.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
We regularly get folks within the feedback like come see me and do my board. And we had been that the majority of our employees did fill out the Google type and was and it made us really feel very flattered. But additionally we had been like, man, I want we might do actually everybody’s combat large. And we’ll do that once more. As a result of it’s been such an expertise. I don’t assume we couldn’t. beginning it and it feels good to take one factor, only one tiny factor off of a gen ed trainer’s plate as a result of we all know how rapidly issues pile up on the again to high school season and having peace of thoughts that they’ll are available and their board is finished was one thing we had been actually excited to offer to them.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
That’s superb. You guys are simply giving again to your college and simply all the time seeking to assist others. I like that. So while you’re planning your classroom group and decor for the next college 12 months, the place do you begin? Properly, I all the time have to start out out like after I get again to high school, I simply stroll round in circles for the entire day. I’m like, actually, actually strolling round in circles. The place do you begin?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
I’ve seen that as properly with different folks is like, after they’re like day one classroom arrange the primary day watching the whole lot like yeah. We’ll see as artwork lecturers, our dynamic and record of duties is so extremely totally different. We’re not having to prep our Meet the Trainer letters in the identical manner. We have now alternatives like that as specialists, however it’s not the identical manner you’re accountable for your class. We’re not having to laminate homework folders or issues like that. Nonetheless, we do have a tendency to start out with perform. And for us as artwork lecturers, and we did this within the Gen Ed classroom as properly, we attempt to take into consideration, properly, what might enhance from final 12 months and guarantee that we’re like sort of reflecting on the very fact of like, oh, that that was a battle for me like time and time once more. And actually, we might in all probability be fascinated with that the earlier college 12 months after which begin working in direction of implementing one thing higher in the summertime. However going again to high school, it’s like the joy, however like behind making an attempt one thing new that would work and I believe that’s why on our social media we’re so keen about saying like we’re making an attempt this new factor and you understand we need to share it with you guys and see if it might be just right for you is as a result of like we’ve simply discovered time and time once more that you understand as you study and develop you understand your college students have extra alternative as properly um however yeah I believe for our lecturers particularly there have been issues like um that we wished to enhance A type of issues for us specifically was like settle down kits to guarantee that we’re accommodating the wants of all of our college students. And so I do know we put a giant concentrate on that this summer season. But when we had been within the classroom, that could possibly be quite a lot of issues, whether or not it’s like, you understand, adapting to new curriculum or wanting higher pupil group. However I believe these are issues that we and the college you’re trying ahead to bettering going into a brand new one.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
I like that numerous occasions skilled lecturers sort of get within the rut of doing the identical factor 12 months after 12 months. And I believe that’s that would trigger burnout, too, in my my opinion, like our personalities, we are going to get so bored. Proper. So yeah. Yeah. So it’s not I imply, it’s in fact, it’s for the children, too. However for our sake, too, once we are attempting new issues, we really feel you understand, we really feel extra refreshed and we really feel extra impressed for the college 12 months. Completely. In your expertise, what classroom design parts have probably the most optimistic influence on pupil engagement and studying outcomes?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
There’s numerous lecture rooms that Stephanie and I’ve designed in our educating careers from our personal lecture rooms to summer season makeovers. After which our personal artwork room. And when it comes right down to it, creating an aesthetic of a welcoming surroundings with colours and vibrancy and issues that interact college students actually does make a giant change within the pupil tradition and having the children really feel welcome into your room. There’s nothing higher than trying on the face of a pupil strolling right into a classroom the primary time. It’s arms down one in every of our favourite experiences. After we do makeovers, we love seeing the trainer’s response. That’s fairly rad. However when the scholars are available, it brings us to tears. as a result of you may see it on their face. They gentle up and see the little touches that you just assume nobody’s going to note. And children will stroll proper as much as them and need to contact them or have a look at them. And it’s actually magical creating these environments for college students. And it simply units the tone for the whole college 12 months. So I simply assume the general aesthetic of a room and the vibrancy and the power to make it welcoming for college students is tremendous necessary. And it’s undoubtedly one in every of our favourite components.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Oh, and I’m positive that fuels you much more, proper? Since you don’t need to get that response once more. I like that.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
And that’s how it’s with all of our occasions. Once more, as specialists, we’re placing on numerous occasion based mostly issues with our college students. And that’s how we meet our group. Since we don’t have like a category with mother and father, they’ll come up our occasions, after which they’ll see what we’re about. And numerous the occasions there may be this preliminary shock issue with the areas we create. And like Laura mentioned, it’s often the children, however there’s been a pair mother and father that pull us apart they usually’re like, if I used to be coming to this college as a pupil, I’d be so excited to come back again. They usually’ve mentioned issues like, clearly, like, I want our faculty had this type of factor rising up. And like, I can completely relate to that. And so like Loreal mentioned, it’s it’s there’s like this Feeling that surroundings may give and that’s what we stand behind is a way of security safety Pleasure after which when youngsters are like purchased in in that manner, they’re able to study

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Oh, I do know. Oh my gosh. Like each time you share tales and present us like your classroom and what you guys are doing in there. I’m like, I want I might simply go stay in there. Like, not solely do I need to train with you at your college. Yeah, I’ll take the I’ll take the decrease one. The largest one you may have. Okay, so what’s what’s the most transformative low finances change you’ve seen in a classroom makeover? I do know you guys are actually good with finances too.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Okay, so we talked about this as a result of there’s alternative ways to go about it. And folks’s budgets are totally different and generally you may have extra help financially out of your college. Then others in relation to like our huge classroom makeovers and issues that like we’ve got been identified for on social media, we’re clearly capable of do much more as a result of we do have a finances. And we’ve got gotten numerous permission from the college from the district from the trainer. And so paint can go a great distance for those who’re capable of. Nonetheless, Loreal and I are considering again to love, the times once we weren’t a enterprise. And we had been doing makeovers for associates and for colleges with zero finances and so we might solely use what the college had like of their lounge or of their trainer room and that meant paper. And so there’s a pair makeovers that come to thoughts instantly the place we solely use butcher paper and huge building paper after which like had like possibly a $50 finances and we’re shopping for issues like burlap or like cricut mats and utilizing like our cricut machines that we each received gifted for commencement presents in order that wasn’t even one thing we paid for however the distinction that it will probably make in case you are keen to love sort of assume creatively and assume exterior of the field like we had one of many makeovers was for a father or mother volunteer room or a father or mother work room and we would like the the principal had requested for it to be like actually inviting and on the time like farmhouse and burlap and like Buffalo test had been popping off and we made probably the most we beloved it beautiful paper flowers that had been like three ft in diameter I bear in mind I bear in mind this I’ve been following you for a very long time you’ll paint the paper. We did all types of issues, and we printed some buffalo test with black ink on white paper. I bear in mind this, yeah. And that was free as a result of we had been printing in school on white paper, however the flowers had been large as a result of we used the 18 by 9 inch paper. After which we additionally folded a protracted piece of butcher paper and reduce out a bit of, what’s that known as? like a picket fence that went throughout the entire room and it was so stinking cute. After which we made an enormous buffalo test wall simply by stapling up squares of paper that we had black, white, after which had drawn on to create that buffalo test overlap look. However the influence that it made, and I’m positive the volunteers, as a result of that was not our faculty on the time, the volunteers that went in there, we might solely think about, had been like feeling heat and comfy and cute. And that was the purpose. And we solely used paper and a few burlap for that entire makeover. And I believe the influence was nonetheless there, you understand? So don’t restrict your self to your finances. You realize, assume exterior the field and run together with your creativity as a result of so much might be achieved.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Mm hmm. I believe that’s proper after I was beginning to comply with you guys. And we’re doing all these murals. And also you had been doing like, I like the truth that you guys are simply utilizing paper and creating these superb, not only a focus wall, I simply felt like only a magical surroundings that you understand, that’s like, like a change of only a easy classroom. You guys have a magical contact.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
We by no means need lecturers to really feel like in an effort to have a classroom of your desires or a classroom area that’s stunning and alluring that it’s important to pour cash into it since you actually. shouldn’t and don’t should and thoughts you we’ve got suggestions and methods on how one can get cash in order for you and free issues on your classroom however the backside line is you are able to do so much simply being inventive with the issues which might be both supplied to you or issues you may have round the home and we all the time prefer to take home items and different issues round that we might present that like this could possibly be one thing that’s stunning and you possibly can rework it into one thing stunning and it doesn’t have to interrupt the financial institution.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Proper. Lots of the questions that I get on-line is how a lot cash did you spend on the classroom? And I’ve to inform them, see this merchandise, I upcycled, I took an outdated shelf repainted it or like this, you understand, I received like my I don’t know for those who guys have seen my sweet machines. I name them my data dispensers. That was a storage sale discover that I repainted and simply added little cute cricut letters onto. And so it was actually low finances however persons are like that’s a lot cash and I’m like no you simply should get inventive and spend the time.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Yeah, considering exterior the field is the way you ask for issues. I believe some persons are snug simply asking, however like we used to place in our like open home slideshow, your trash could possibly be our classroom’s treasure. So outdated toys or outdated books or outdated furnishings, simply possibly ship an e mail to your trainer as a result of they might use that bookshelf or they might use that ottoman or no matter. And such as you mentioned, upcycle it for positive.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
So that may sort of naturally result in a distinct query, which is, what’s the most uncommon or inventive upcycled merchandise you’ve ever included into a category journey design?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Um, I believe we’re most identified for our lockers. I believe that proper behind you, numerous our content material as a result of they’re stunning. And to be sincere, once we initially created this area, um, we flipped this classroom in 48 hours for a TV present. And in that point, we had been simply making an attempt to convey magic to each nook, however we’re lacking the perform and what we had their perform. Properly, however as soon as we truly had youngsters within the room, we’re like, it might simply perform so a lot better. And so Stephanie on Fb market discovered a gentleman who’s promoting these outdated, outdated, they’re grey, dusty, beat up lockers. And the method was truly terrible to color them. We simply had somebody ask us like, what particular paint did you utilize? And my girlfriend, we use leftover paint, spray paint. I imply, in an effort to paint colours, I imply, we don’t know what we’re doing half the time, however we’re not afraid to do it. however we took one thing that actually was somebody’s trash and made it into one in every of our most useful. A type of is jam-packed. We use it day by day and it’s stunning. It simply matches their area so a lot better and it simply took a little bit of a danger to purchase them and to offer it a strive.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
I’m simply curious the place he even received a set of lockers.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
He informed us, proper? He received them from a highschool and had them in his storage and he had like a piece setup. It was for odds and ends, however he was shifting they usually had been fairly dusty. He left, bear in mind? Yeah, he left like a backpack and a few instruments. We’re just like the male. Yeah. Oh, wow. However it’s beautiful.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
It’s stunning.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
For those who ever see one thing on the aspect of the highway of a desk, we’ll discuss like our studying nook tables or small group tables or any tables we had a littles in our classroom had been most the time one thing we discovered on the aspect of the highway, a small picnic desk, painted it, made it new and getting that new life in our classroom. And so it didn’t should take us going to the shop and shopping for a $200, $300 desk.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Proper. And what I like is you’re not simply bringing these things into your classroom as a result of they’re fairly or as a result of they’re cute, however you discover useful gadgets. Like, I believe you may have a imaginative and prescient. You see one thing you’re like, I can use this for this. And it’s not simply to brighten, however it’s making a useful area. So how do you stability creating an aesthetically pleasing room which there’s nothing incorrect with. We spend a lot of our faculty day within the classroom. So in fact, I would like it to be very aesthetically pleasing too. However how do you discover the stability between simply having a fantastic classroom versus sustaining a useful studying surroundings?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
So we love this query. And Nancy, we received to know you first at a convention the place we had been each presenting, and we truly introduced on this. And we’re so fast to say, we’re perform first. We’re aesthetic girlies, but additionally aesthetic is subjective. And for those who’re not there with the perform first, the area isn’t going to serve you. And finally, that’s our backside line, is the area is there to serve each the trainer and the scholars for the utmost efficient engagement and instruction. We’re actually keen about like once we, we do classroom makers for others we like have this entire interview course of the place it’s like what’s working what’s not working what do you completely have to see once more that you just’ve had in your. And what would you want to enhance upon like we talked to having this actually reflective course of and for us. uh perform and aesthetics go hand in hand and like we mentioned aesthetics are subjective and and actually traits and issues are sort of fleeting so in case you are have like a stable group system in case you have pupil group in case you have your supplies organized and issues after which you may simply sort of change and tweak the issues that convey you pleasure as a result of that may change additionally all through time um you’re going to be stable so we might advise folks to start out by what their classroom must perform, whether or not that’s like, okay, my carpet time must function this fashion, or I would like my studying nook to ask college students in with this type of ebook group. Begin with these issues after which discover like the lovable aesthetic labels and discover the realm rug that you just’re like, oh, that is how I need to invite them to the carpet, you understand, however As soon as you are feeling such as you perceive like your individual wants as a trainer instructionally, then it’s it provides the additional enjoyable to say like, okay, I’d actually like this type of a studying chair with like possibly like a pom pom on this throw pillow. However making an attempt to suit your classroom into an aesthetic is one thing we might not advise. As a result of traits sort of come and go. And we once we began educating was it rainbow with chalkboard? Yeah, it was like actually aesthetic. uh-huh you do not forget that it was like oh yeah rock board and that i bear in mind chevron was like popping off oh yeah uh-huh chevron the whole lot we’re each in our classroom for positive and clearly that point has handed um however we stand by the issues that we’re capable of do functionally in our classroom so we might say begin there make an inventory of your entire main educational wants after which sort of fill within the gaps with the issues which might be stunning and that convey you pleasure

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Now, our listeners can’t see, however I’ve this like, dorky smirk on my face proper now. You realize, as you guys are speaking, I used to be simply smirking away as a result of, you understand, after I was youthful, my motto was like style earlier than perform, proper? It’s like, you understand, whether or not it’s no matter it was style earlier than perform, so I could possibly be carrying like probably the most uncomfortable sneakers and persons are like, how do you stroll in these and I’d say like style earlier than perform, however

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Now that I’m outdated, it’s like perform, perform, perform, perform, no, no, truly, I believe with our garments, we might relate to you on that. I’m carrying a wedge that like, actually, isn’t lifelike for a trainer to be carrying. However in relation to the pregnant trainer to be carrying actually however like as an individual who um began educating and was thrown right into a classroom like like a pair months into the 12 months and was extraordinarily unorganized my first 12 months it devastated me i felt like i used to be continually like making an attempt to love hold my head above water and now figuring out the methods that like we’ve got in place collectively in our artwork room it brings us a lot peace of thoughts um figuring out that like even when stuff comes up in a day like our classroom is serving us so like we’re good we will determine something out as a result of there’s so many different issues which have been performed so deliberately and nonetheless stunning in fact however um yeah so we might have style and performance Sure.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
So change the mannequin. Yeah, we’ll change the mannequin to style perform perform.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
All the identical style perform enjoyable.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Oh, oh, I like that. Go up on my wall. Yeah, I do know we talked about finances earlier than. So for those who had a limiteless finances for only one space, not for the entire, like for the entire classroom, however possibly only for one space of the classroom, which might you select? And the way would you make it completely extraordinary?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Oh, wow, this query received us considering. So thanks. bringing that to gentle as a result of we don’t ever take into consideration a world the place we’ve got a limiteless finances. It’s by no means crossed our thoughts. So to dream a bit of bit was actually enjoyable. And once we assume to our makeover winners, Lots of occasions, numerous our finances does go to different seating choices of their classroom. As a result of numerous the occasions in your classroom, what you’re given by your college is a set of furnishings that will not serve your college students. And so versatile seating is one thing that We like to reward lecturers within the occasions the place we do have a finances and numerous our finances does go to no matter their wants are and if that’s what their wants are they usually need to see versatile seating for his or her college students, we love to try this. So I believe within the artwork room, We had been fascinated with our tables don’t serve us the way in which we want to see it in an artwork room both. They’re very massive tables. We regularly have little college students reaching throughout which you understand might be disastrous. Paint cups and waters and paintbrush. So I believe that we might in all probability perform a little improve on our desk scenario. We might eliminate the classroom tables that had been simply handed to us that we simply make work in our surroundings and possibly get some capabilities higher for our artwork room. However I believe numerous lecturers would agree that While you’re handed the desks that you just, and generally lecturers do not need a selection at our faculty, they’d stroll into their room they usually had tables after they wished desks, or they’d desks after they wished tables, and also you simply should make these issues work. And we’ve performed a fairly good job making it work. However in that scenario, we had a limiteless finances. I believe we might regulate our furnishings scenario in right here, as we’re oftentimes welcoming 50 college students at one time, 8 college students round one desk they usually’re sharing a small quantity of provides and you may think about it. It’s not all the time clear and it’s not all the time functioning one of the best to its means. You realize, finances, we’d make smaller class sizes.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Yeah. Oh, is that even an possibility?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
You mentioned one space. Possibly we’d add chandeliers and disco balls. Yeah, I don’t know. If it was limitless, we’d in all probability go, I do know.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Proper. In January, I used to be lucky sufficient to go together with College Specialty as they did a classroom makeover for a trainer. They stunned this trainer in Houston. And guess what sort of room it was? It was an artwork room. So the furnishings, the tables, simply the group methods, not simply the provides, however the entire room was simply remodeled. And I used to be like, drooling. I used to be like, I didn’t even know they made issues like this. So it was superb to see College Specialty coming in and like simply remodeling this entire area. And it was unbelievable. So you possibly can take a look at a few of these tables and desks too. Yeah. And there could possibly be like Barry that will probably be like, right here you go.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Listed below are the tables. Yeah. Somebody on the market.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Wink wink. Wink wink. I do know. Okay. Think about you possibly can journey again in time to your first 12 months of educating. What’s the single most impactful classroom group hack you’d share together with your youthful self and why?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
It’s humorous as a result of we truly assume so fondly of our first lecture rooms as a result of clearly it was like our first impression of educating and we cared a lot about our lecture rooms that we dreamed of for years. And I discovered so much from Loreal in faculty as a result of she graduated two years earlier than me and had had a classroom for 2 years. So I’d like go in and like volunteer for her simply to love, you understand, get a bit of style of like educating whereas I used to be nonetheless in faculty. However I bear in mind each of our first lecture rooms and one factor that we each valued a ton was clearly storage. We have now a a lot bigger room now as artwork lecturers, however on the time there have been so many issues in kinder and first grade that you possibly can maintain on to as like manipulatives or as like, you understand, with sure thematic learn alouds that you just’re like, oh, I’ve to maintain this stuffy for that one lesson. Like, there’s simply so many issues. After which in relation to storage within the rooms that we had, it was, there was, Both you wanted to go a bit of bit excessive and have issues anchored excessive above your wardrobes or have issues low. Loreal was actually good. Her entire again wall was bulletin boards, however she had tables in entrance of them. And so then beneath each desk, she had totes or storage bins that had been actually huge that held a ton of stuff, however you wouldn’t see any of it as a result of she had this like stunning curtain that was like a theme. colour scheme that lined the whole lot that was alongside the sting of her desk. And so like issues like that, the place it’s important to like, not simply take the storage. We got these apothecary wardrobes the place there’s 1,000,000 drawers. And issues like that don’t slot in these drawers. At the very least ours had been very slim and lengthy and deep. And so there have been issues that like a storage tote is what you would wish. And so issues like that, we’d get inventive with and you may cowl it up for those who’re capable of stack issues excessive. I do know there’s some occasions the place it’s important to ensure security is, thought-about. However there’s plenty of issues like that the place it’s like if it is advisable retailer stuff, like get inventive about it, cowl it up. It’s all good. However I’ll cover all of them. Personally, for first 12 months lecturers and for second 12 months lecturers or no matter. For those who’re not utilizing it, I’d say don’t really feel the trainer guilt of like, however it was free or somebody left it for me. Eliminate stuff for those who’re not utilizing it. Or if it’s not truly purposeful in your room, as a result of that was one thing I struggled with for in all probability 4 years, no less than was like, holding on to a ton of stuff. And it like sort of frazzled my mind, however I continually felt like there was potential to make use of sure issues instructionally. And thoughts you, once more, backyard I had facilities circulating and altering each single week. So something might have been used for a middle, however don’t be scared to sort of edit your stuff yearly. Edit it down. Is that this working for me? Is it not? Might one other trainer use it greater than I might? I might reward it to another person or simply donate or trash it relying on what it’s. However I believe that was one thing that like took me a very long time to study personally as a result of Loreal has been all the time actually good at enhancing her stuff. I really feel that I really needed to work on as a result of for the longest time I hoarded stuff in my wardrobes and stuff. And till I removed it, did I actually see group, like true group the place I’m like, the whole lot right here has a house, has a objective.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Yeah. And I do know we’ve had earlier conversations about that being like organized hoarders or like having like, oh gosh, my home proper now, my summer season trip purpose was to eliminate numerous my stuff. And it’s

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
all right here nonetheless. Each summer season child, each summer season.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
By yourself time. Possibly spring break, winter break, yeah.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Properly I believe it’s arduous for folks such as you and I too as a result of while you’re a inventive particular person you see potential that you possibly can change this or that or have this particular perform and so I believe that doesn’t assist. I do know. And I’ll simply paint it or I’ll simply carry on it.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Uh-huh. Properly, we simply want any person to come back and say, I really want this. Can I’ve it? And we’ll be like, right here you go. So you are feeling like there’s a objective, that might be a dream. I simply can’t eliminate it.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
However I do know, however otherwise you want a Loreal as a result of she’s like professional.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Sure, sure, I do know. Loreal, what are you doing tomorrow?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
She wasn’t educating. I really feel like she might simply be like a house organizer.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Yeah, you’re like, say goodbye. Say thanks for the enjoyment that it introduced you. Marie Kondo it. Yep. I like that. Yeah. No, however thanks a lot for being right here. Now. We have now a section on our podcast known as Tag You’re It, the place the listeners write in with a query. And as we speak’s query isn’t educating associated. It comes from Jordan P. And the query is, for those who might swap locations with somebody, anybody for a day, who would it not be? And why?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Oh my gosh. Okay. I’ve my reply.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
I’ve mine too.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Oh, I wouldn’t have mentioned it on the digital camera. Oh, yeah.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Okay, right here’s Stephanie Taylor Swift, Taylor.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
You’ll change your reply as a result of we talked about this on a regular basis. We stay the identical life, however so no totally different. And it will be so useful, insightful, and so insightful. And simply each of us to actually which is humorous as a result of like, I’d be house and she or he can be right here and it will be I desire a day within the life together with her on her days. And as a lot as like, I really feel like we do stay a mirrored life, it will be very insightful to simply spend a day in her sneakers. Now, you’re proper. I used to be not considering huge.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Okay, no, I do know.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
He’s proper, although. I’ll say I believe as mothers too the truth that we’re extraordinarily clear with one another it actually helps how sincere we’re as a result of it offers us numerous perception when like numerous issues as mother and father you are feeling like oh am I doing the suitable factor or what are my decisions like there are issues Loreal has introduced right into a dialog I’m like I’ve by no means considered that and our youngsters are so totally different too that it brings totally different methods up clearly my son’s on the spectrum so there’s numerous issues that come up that she’s like I I didn’t know that you understand and vice versa

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
However I need to know why you selected Taylor Swift.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Let me let you know. And it’s not essentially as a result of folks at Travis can see something. No, I simply really feel like that is so egocentric now. I really feel horrible. Don’t really feel dangerous. Rising up, I had this, and I’ve to thank my mother for this, I had this unreal, like I simply accepted the truth that in the future I used to be going to be a well-known pop star. And I in all probability believed that with full certainty till I used to be like 15 years outdated. After which actuality began hitting after I received my first job and I’m like, what’s a W-2? Like, I used to be like, oh, this isn’t on the desk for you and that’s okay. However I used to be like a theater and choir child and I really believed that. And so I believe in the future similar to figuring out what it’s actually prefer to be like a pop star and like, she’s clearly a mega icon. and businesswoman and similar to the whole lot, I simply assume it will be enjoyable. Like, you understand, and to be on a stage and all that. That’s so egocentric in comparison with the place Loreal is. I simply give it some thought each day as a result of I’d love to simply stroll a day in her life. And I’d love for her to stroll a day in my life. And I simply assume that might be so cool simply to, yeah, simply expertise.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
And I simply Stephanie that you possibly can stroll round, you possibly can stroll round and say, Loreal desires to be me.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
She desires to be me. No, there’s issues although, if I used to be in Loreal’s like life that I really feel like I’d be like, okay, let me do this on for measurement. As a result of like she mentioned, it’s humorous how mirrored are like, yeah, there’s like very particular issues that like might by no means even be near the identical. Yeah, it will be fascinating. However that’s enjoyable.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Oh, you guys are so fortunate to have one another and dealing collectively so properly. Yeah. I want each trainer had a piece buddy, like work sister work buddy like that, you understand, of their colleges, lots of people reaching out, they’re like, I want I had that.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
And we want so deeply that everybody brings the consolation and care of like pal, particularly occupation. Yeah.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Properly, it actually you guys actually shine by means of within the quick little reels and the tick tocks that you just guys share it actually your positivity and love for one another and love for the children actually shine by means of. So thanks for making that contagious love, you understand, simply, you understand, unfold to everybody who follows you.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
We’ve had a privilege to see you, Nancy, and it has been such a privilege as a result of we’ve discovered a lot.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
So thanks for sharing your time with us. Thanks. Thanks a lot. Properly, it was great having you again. Properly, I hope to have you ever guys again once more for for different extra episodes. However thanks. Thanks for being right here. We love you.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Love you. Thanks, guys.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Bye. Thanks for becoming a member of us for the seventh episode of The Schoolyard Podcast.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Keep in mind to pack your curiosity and meet us again within the schoolyard for our subsequent episode.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
However earlier than you go, tag you’re it! Now it’s your flip to write down in with a query which we are going to reply right here on The Schoolyard Podcast for our section known as Tag You’re It.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
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