The Schoolyard Podcast S2, E1: Again to College Magic

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Hey buddies! Welcome again to the Schoolyard Podcast delivered to 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 often known as @fancynancyin5th on social media, and I’m thrilled that you just’re right here. A particular shout-out to College Specialty, who gives important academic provides and full studying atmosphere options that can assist you rework greater than lecture rooms. That is the Schoolyard Podcast, a podcast by educators, for educators, the place the magic of studying unfolds. Right now, our great visitors, Stephanie Osmondson and Loreal Hemenway of @happilyeverelementary have again to high school in thoughts. Like many academics 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 academics usually are not solely colourful and inventive, they’re so enjoyable and dynamic. Stephanie and Loreal deliver a wealth of expertise to the desk. Stephanie has a background in early childhood training with over a decade of expertise specializing in creating participating and interactive studying environments. Loreal comes from a background in elementary training, specializing in integrating know-how and inventive educating methods to reinforce pupil studying. Collectively, they based @happilyeverelementary on Instagram and TikTok, the place they share their modern concepts, classroom setups, and educating suggestions with the colourful group over 279,000 followers. Their mission is to encourage and assist fellow educators by offering sensible recommendation, uplifting tales, cute outfit concepts, and a complete 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 at the moment. Final time you have been on our podcast, you share some superb recommendations on creating an inclusive classroom atmosphere that may spark creativity. We obtained an unbelievable quantity of constructive suggestions in your episode. And I’m not shocked by this, but it surely 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 entering into. How excited are you for a recent new faculty yr?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
We’re all the time excited to form of bounce again in. There’s simply one thing concerning the vitality you get on a faculty campus that sadly, regardless 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 residence and we actually aren’t resting that a lot proper now with our littles. And there’s something about checking in together with your faculty group that does provide you with 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 academics 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 academics nonetheless doing the issues we love. And we seemed in our lockers which can be sitting behind us proper now. And we have now two panels which can be filled with bulletin board kits that we’ve created for our Academics Pay Instructor Retailer. We’ve had them on show, after which we all the time save the items in a pleasant Ziploc bag, and so they’re simply sitting there. So we thought, what higher method to assist our personal academics 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 academics 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 if you happen to took signups on-line, you’d 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 have been that the majority of our employees did fill out the Google type and was and it made us really feel very flattered. But in addition we have been like, man, I want we may do actually everybody’s struggle big. And we’ll do that once more. As a result of it’s been such an expertise. I don’t suppose 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 will are available and their board is completed was one thing we have been actually excited to provide to them.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
That’s superb. You guys are simply giving again to your faculty and simply all the time seeking to assist others. I like that. So once you’re planning your classroom group and decor for the next faculty yr, the place do you begin? Nicely, I all the time have to begin out like once 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 observed that as properly with different folks is like, once they’re like day one classroom arrange the primary day gazing every part like yeah. We are going to see as artwork academics, our dynamic and record of obligations is so extremely totally different. We’re not having to prep our Meet the Instructor letters in the identical method. We’ve got alternatives like that as specialists, but it surely’s not the identical method you’re answerable for your class. We’re not having to laminate homework folders or issues like that. Nonetheless, we do have a tendency to begin with perform. And for us as artwork academics, and we did this within the Gen Ed classroom as properly, we attempt to take into consideration, properly, what may enhance from final yr and make it possible for we’re like form of reflecting on the actual fact of like, oh, that that was a battle for me like time and time once more. And truthfully, we’d most likely be enthusiastic about that the earlier faculty yr after which begin working in direction of implementing one thing higher in the summertime. However going again to high school, it’s like the thrill, however like behind attempting one thing new that would work and I feel that’s why on our social media we’re so keen about saying like we’re attempting this new factor and you realize we wish to share it with you guys and see if it may be just right for you is as a result of like we’ve simply discovered time and time once more that you realize as you be taught and develop you realize your college students have extra alternative as properly um however yeah I feel for our academics particularly there have been issues like um that we needed to enhance A type of issues for us specifically was like relax kits to make it possible for we’re accommodating the wants of all of our college students. And so I do know we put a giant deal with that this summer season. But when we have been within the classroom, that may very well be a wide range of issues, whether or not it’s like, you realize, adapting to new curriculum or wanting higher pupil group. However I feel these are issues that we and the college you’re wanting ahead to bettering going into a brand new one.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
I like that a variety of instances skilled academics form of get within the rut of doing the identical factor yr after yr. And I feel 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, after we try new issues, we really feel you realize, we really feel extra refreshed and we really feel extra impressed for the college yr. Completely. In your expertise, what classroom design components have probably the most constructive influence on pupil engagement and studying outcomes?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
There’s a variety of 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 all the way down to it, creating an aesthetic of a welcoming atmosphere with colours and vibrancy and issues that have interaction 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 wanting on the face of a pupil strolling right into a classroom the primary time. It’s palms 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 possibly can see it on their face. They mild up and see the little touches that you just suppose nobody’s going to note. And youngsters will stroll proper as much as them and wish to contact them or take a look at them. And it’s really magical creating these environments for college kids. And it simply units the tone for the complete faculty yr. So I simply suppose the general aesthetic of a room and the vibrancy and the power to make it welcoming for college kids is tremendous essential. And it’s undoubtedly one in every of our favourite components.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Oh, and I’m certain that fuels you much more, proper? Since you don’t wish 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 a variety of 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 a variety of the instances 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 and so they’re like, if I used to be coming to this faculty as a pupil, I’d be so excited to return again. And so they’ve mentioned issues like, clearly, like, I want our faculty had this sort 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 atmosphere 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 method, they’re able to be taught

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 may simply go stay in there. Like, not solely do I wish to educate with you at your faculty. Yeah, I’ll take the I’ll take the decrease one. The most important one you may have. Okay, so what’s what’s the most transformative low funds change you’ve seen in a classroom makeover? I do know you guys are actually good with funds 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 typically you may have extra assist financially out of your faculty. Then others on the subject of like our large classroom makeovers and issues that like we have now been identified for on social media, we’re clearly in a position to do much more as a result of we do have a funds. And we have now gotten a variety of permission from the college from the district from the trainer. And so paint can go a good distance if you happen to’re in a position to. Nonetheless, Loreal and I are pondering again to love, the times after we weren’t a enterprise. And we have been doing makeovers for buddies and for faculties with zero funds and so we’d 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 immediately the place we solely use butcher paper and huge building paper after which like had like perhaps a $50 funds and we’re shopping for issues like burlap or like cricut mats and utilizing like our cricut machines that we each acquired gifted for commencement presents in order that wasn’t even one thing we paid for however the distinction that it may well make in case you are keen to love form of suppose creatively and suppose outdoors of the field like we had one of many makeovers was for a mum or dad volunteer room or a mum or dad 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 have been popping off and we made probably the most we beloved it gorgeous paper flowers that have been like three toes in diameter I keep in mind I keep in mind this I’ve been following you for a very long time you’d paint the paper. We did all types of issues, and we printed some buffalo test with black ink on white paper. I keep in mind this, yeah. And that was free as a result of we have been printing in school on white paper, however the flowers have been huge as a result of we used the 18 by 9 inch paper. After which we additionally folded an extended piece of butcher paper and reduce out just a little, what’s that referred to 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 certain the volunteers, as a result of that was not our faculty on the time, the volunteers that went in there, we may solely think about, have been like feeling heat and comfortable and cute. And that was the purpose. And we solely used paper and a few burlap for that complete makeover. And I feel the influence was nonetheless there, you realize? So don’t restrict your self to your funds. You understand, suppose outdoors the field and run together with your creativity as a result of lots might be achieved.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Mm hmm. I feel that’s proper once I was beginning to comply with you guys. And we’re doing all these murals. And also you have 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 atmosphere that you realize, that’s like, like a metamorphosis of only a easy classroom. You guys have a magical contact.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
We by no means need academics to really feel like with a view to have a classroom of your desires or a classroom house that’s lovely and alluring that you need to pour cash into it since you actually. shouldn’t and don’t should and thoughts you we have now suggestions and methods on how one can get cash if you would like and free issues to your classroom however the backside line is you are able to do lots simply being artistic with the issues which can be both offered to you or issues you may have round the home and we all the time wish to take home goods and different issues round that we may present that like this may very well be one thing that’s lovely and you can rework it into one thing lovely and it doesn’t have to interrupt the financial institution.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Proper. A whole lot 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 previous shelf repainted it or like this, you realize, I acquired like my I don’t know if you happen to 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 funds however persons are like that’s a lot cash and I’m like no you simply should get artistic and spend the time.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Yeah, pondering outdoors the field is the way you ask for issues. I feel some persons are snug simply asking, however like we used to place in our like open home slideshow, your trash may very well be our classroom’s treasure. So previous toys or previous books or previous furnishings, simply perhaps ship an electronic mail to your trainer as a result of they may use that bookshelf or they may use that ottoman or no matter. And such as you mentioned, upcycle it for certain.

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

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Um, I feel we’re most identified for our lockers. I feel that proper behind you, a variety of our content material as a result of they’re lovely. And to be sincere, after we initially created this house, um, we flipped this classroom in 48 hours for a TV present. And in that point, we have been simply attempting to deliver magic to each nook, however we’re lacking the perform and what we had their perform. Nicely, however as soon as we really had youngsters within the room, we’re like, it may simply perform so significantly better. And so Stephanie on Fb market discovered a gentleman who’s promoting these previous, previous, they’re grey, dusty, beat up lockers. And the method was really terrible to color them. We simply had somebody ask us like, what particular paint did you employ? And my girlfriend, we use leftover paint, spray paint. I imply, with a view 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 really was somebody’s trash and made it into one in every of our most useful. A type of is jam-packed. We use it each day and it’s lovely. It simply matches their house so significantly better and it simply took a little bit of a danger to purchase them and to provide it a attempt.

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

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
He advised us, proper? He acquired 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 and so they have been fairly dusty. He left, keep in mind? Yeah, he left like a backpack and a few instruments. We’re just like the male. Yeah. Oh, wow. However it’s attractive.

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

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 have 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 feel 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, but it surely’s making a useful house. So how do you steadiness 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 steadiness between simply having an attractive classroom versus sustaining a useful studying atmosphere?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
So we love this query. And Nancy, we acquired to know you first at a convention the place we have been each presenting, and we really introduced on this. And we’re so fast to say, we’re perform first. We’re aesthetic girlies, but additionally aesthetic is subjective. And if you happen to’re not there with the perform first, the house isn’t going to serve you. And in the end, that’s our backside line, is the house is there to serve each the trainer and the scholars for the utmost efficient engagement and instruction. We’re actually keen about like after we, we do classroom makers for others we like have this complete 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 truthfully traits and issues are form of fleeting so in case you are have like a strong group system in case you have pupil group in case you have your supplies organized and issues after which you possibly can simply form of change and tweak the issues that deliver you pleasure as a result of that can change additionally all through time um you’re going to be strong so we’d advise folks to begin by taking a look at what their classroom must perform, whether or not that’s like, okay, my carpet time must function this manner, or I would like my studying nook to ask college students in with this sort 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 wish to invite them to the carpet, you realize, 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 sort of a studying chair with like perhaps like a pom pom on this throw pillow. However attempting to suit your classroom into an aesthetic is one thing we’d not advise. As a result of traits form of come and go. And we after 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 keep in mind chevron was like popping off oh yeah uh-huh chevron every part we’re each in our classroom for certain and clearly that point has handed um however we stand by the issues that we’re in a position to do functionally in our classroom so we’d say begin there make a listing of all your main educational wants after which form of fill within the gaps with the issues which can be lovely and that deliver 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 understand, as you guys are speaking, I used to be simply smirking away as a result of, you realize, once I was youthful, my motto was like style earlier than perform, proper? It’s like, you realize, whether or not it’s no matter it was style earlier than perform, so I may very well be sporting like probably the most uncomfortable footwear 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 previous, it’s like perform, perform, perform, perform, no, no, really, I feel with our garments, we may relate to you on that. I’m sporting a wedge that like, truthfully, shouldn’t be practical for a trainer to be sporting. However on the subject of the pregnant trainer to be sporting actually however like as an individual who um began educating and was thrown right into a classroom like like a pair months into the yr and was extraordinarily unorganized my first yr it devastated me i felt like i used to be consistently like attempting to love hold my head above water and now figuring out the programs that like we have now 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 are able to determine something out as a result of there’s so many different issues which have been finished so deliberately and nonetheless lovely in fact however um yeah so we may 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 funds earlier than. So if you happen to had an infinite funds for only one space, not for the entire, like for the entire classroom, however perhaps 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 acquired us pondering. So thanks. bringing that to mild as a result of we don’t ever take into consideration a world the place we have now an infinite funds. It’s by no means crossed our thoughts. So to dream just a little bit was actually enjoyable. And after we suppose to our makeover winners, A whole lot of instances, a variety of our funds does go to different seating choices of their classroom. As a result of a variety of the instances in your classroom, what you’re given by your faculty is a set of furnishings that won’t serve your college students. And so versatile seating is one thing that We like to present academics within the instances the place we do have a funds and a variety of our funds does go to no matter their wants are and if that’s what their wants are and so they wish to see versatile seating for his or her college students, we love to do this. So I feel within the artwork room, We have been enthusiastic about our tables don’t serve us the way in which we wish to see it in an artwork room both. They’re very giant tables. We regularly have little college students reaching throughout which you realize might be disastrous. Paint cups and waters and paintbrush. So I feel that we’d most likely perform a little improve on our desk scenario. We might do away with the classroom tables that have been simply handed to us that we simply make work in our surroundings and perhaps get some capabilities higher for our artwork room. However I feel a variety of academics would agree that If you’re handed the desks that you just, and typically academics wouldn’t have a alternative at our faculty, they’d stroll into their room and so they had tables once they needed desks, or they’d desks once they needed tables, and also you simply should make these issues work. And we’ve finished a reasonably good job making it work. However in that scenario, we had an infinite funds. I feel we’d regulate our furnishings scenario in right here, as we’re oftentimes welcoming 50 college students at one time, 8 college students round one desk and so they’re sharing a small quantity of provides and you’ll think about it. It’s not all the time clear and it’s not all the time functioning one of the best to its skill. You understand, funds, we’d make smaller class sizes.

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

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 most likely go, I do know.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Proper. In January, I used to be lucky sufficient to go along with College Specialty as they did a classroom makeover for a trainer. They shocked 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 programs, not simply the provides, however the entire room was simply reworked. 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 complete house. And it was unbelievable. So you can take a look at a few of these tables and desks too. Yeah. And there may very well 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 can journey again in time to your first yr 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 really suppose 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 lots 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 realize, get just a little style of like educating whereas I used to be nonetheless in faculty. However I keep in mind each of our first lecture rooms and one factor that we each valued a ton was clearly storage. We’ve got a a lot bigger room now as artwork academics, however on the time there have been so many issues in kinder and first grade that you can maintain on to as like manipulatives or as like, you realize, 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 on the subject of storage within the rooms that we had, it was, there was, Both you wanted to go just a little bit excessive and have issues anchored excessive above your wardrobes or have issues low. Loreal was actually good. Her complete 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 have been actually large that held a ton of stuff, however you wouldn’t see any of it as a result of she had this like lovely curtain that was like a theme. colour scheme that lined every part that was alongside the sting of her desk. And so like issues like that, the place you need to like, not simply take the storage. We got these apothecary wardrobes the place there’s one million drawers. And issues like that don’t slot in these drawers. A minimum of ours have been very slender and lengthy and deep. And so there have been issues that like a storage tote is what you would want. And so issues like that, we’d get artistic with and you’ll cowl it up if you happen to’re in a position to stack issues excessive. I do know there’s some instances the place you need to be certain that security is, thought-about. However there’s numerous issues like that the place it’s like if it’s essential to retailer stuff, like get artistic about it, cowl it up. It’s all good. However I’ll conceal all of them. Personally, for first yr academics and for second yr academics or no matter. For those who’re not utilizing it, I’d say don’t really feel the trainer guilt of like, but it surely was free or somebody left it for me. Do away with stuff if you happen to’re not utilizing it. Or if it’s not really purposeful in your room, as a result of that was one thing I struggled with for most likely 4 years, at the very least was like, holding on to a ton of stuff. And it like form of frazzled my mind, however I consistently 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 may have been used for a middle, however don’t be scared to form of edit your stuff yearly. Edit it down. Is that this working for me? Is it not? May one other trainer use it greater than I may? I may present it to another person or simply donate or trash it relying on what it’s. However I feel that was one thing that like took me a very long time to be taught personally as a result of Loreal has been all the time actually good at modifying her stuff. I really feel that I actually 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, every part right here has a house, has a function.

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 do away with a variety of 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:
Nicely I feel it’s exhausting for folks such as you and I too as a result of once you’re a artistic particular person you see potential that you can change this or that or have this particular perform and so I feel 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. Nicely, we simply want any individual to return and say, I actually need this. Can I’ve it? And we’ll be like, right here you go. So you are feeling like there’s a function, that may be a dream. I simply can’t do away with 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 may 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’ve got a phase on our podcast referred to as Tag You’re It, the place the listeners write in with a query. And at the moment’s query shouldn’t be educating associated. It comes from Jordan P. And the query is, if you happen to may 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 digicam. 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 residence and he or she could 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 only spend a day in her footwear. Now, you’re proper. I used to be not pondering large.

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

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
He’s proper, although. I’ll say I feel 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 a variety of perception when like a variety of issues as mother and father you are feeling like oh am I doing the correct 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 a variety of issues that come up that she’s like I I didn’t know that you realize and vice versa

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
However I wish 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 at some point I used to be going to be a well-known pop star. And I most likely believed that with full certainty till I used to be like 15 years previous. After which actuality began hitting once I acquired 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 actually believed that. And so I feel at some point similar to figuring out what it’s really wish to be like a pop star and like, she’s clearly a mega icon. and businesswoman and similar to every part, I simply suppose it will be enjoyable. Like, you realize, 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 day by day as a result of I’d love to only stroll a day in her life. And I’d love for her to stroll a day in my life. And I simply suppose that may be so cool simply to, yeah, simply expertise.

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

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
She needs 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 that 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 may 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 realize, of their faculties, 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 a superb pal, particularly career. Yeah.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Nicely, it actually you guys actually shine by 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. So thanks for making that contagious love, you realize, simply, you realize, 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. Nicely, it was great having you again. Nicely, 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:
Bear 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 jot down in with a query which we are going to reply right here on The Schoolyard Podcast for our phase referred to as Tag You’re It.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
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