The Schoolyard Podcast S2, E1: Again to College Magic

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Hi there 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 also referred to as @fancynancyin5th on social media, and I’m thrilled that you simply’re right here. A particular shout-out to College Specialty, who presents important instructional provides and full studying atmosphere 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. In the present day, our fantastic company, Stephanie Osmondson and Loreal Hemenway of @happilyeverelementary have again to high school in thoughts. Like many lecturers proper now, we can be discussing what we love a lot, which is sharing classroom setup suggestions and sensible concepts on creating practical and alluring areas. These two lecturers usually are not solely colourful and artistic, they’re so enjoyable and dynamic. Stephanie and Loreal carry a wealth of expertise to the desk. Stephanie has a background in early childhood schooling with over a decade of expertise specializing in creating partaking and interactive studying environments. Loreal comes from a background in elementary schooling, specializing in integrating know-how and artistic educating methods to boost scholar studying. Collectively, they based @happilyeverelementary on Instagram and TikTok, the place they share their modern concepts, classroom setups, and educating suggestions with the colourful neighborhood over 279,000 followers. Their mission is to encourage and assist 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 at present. Final time you had been on our podcast, you share some wonderful tips about creating an inclusive classroom atmosphere that may spark creativity. We obtained an unimaginable 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 liked by all people. So I do know we’re recording this mid July. However I can see that you simply’re in your classroom and you’ve got been moving into. How excited are you for a contemporary new college yr?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
We’re at all times excited to form of leap again in. There’s simply one thing in regards to the power you get on a college campus that sadly, despite the fact that we’re like filling our personal cup through the summer season, it’s not essentially the identical power, particularly as two mothers. We’re dwelling and we actually aren’t resting that a lot proper now with our littles. And there’s something about checking in along with your college neighborhood that does provide you with this like raise and this jolt of power 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 seemed in our lockers which are sitting behind us proper now. And we’ve two panels which are filled with bulletin board kits that we’ve created for our Academics Pay Trainer Retailer. We’ve had them on show, after which we at all times 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 college, 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 should you took signups on-line, you’d get like 1000s and 1000s of individuals saying come to our college and do a board for us.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
We regularly get individuals within the feedback like come see me and do my board. And we had been that almost all of our employees did fill out the Google kind and was and it made us really feel very flattered. But additionally we had been like, man, I want we may do actually everybody’s battle big. 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 will are available and their board is completed was one thing we had been actually excited to present to them.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
That’s wonderful. You guys are simply giving again to your college and simply at all times trying to assist others. I like that. So if you’re planning your classroom group and decor for the next college yr, the place do you begin? Properly, I at all times have to start out 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 nicely with different individuals is like, once they’re like day one classroom arrange the primary day looking at all the things like yeah. We are going to see as artwork lecturers, our dynamic and record of duties is so extremely completely different. We’re not having to prep our Meet the Trainer letters in the identical manner. We’ve alternatives like that as specialists, however it’s not the identical manner you’re liable for your class. We’re not having to laminate homework folders or issues like that. Nevertheless, 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 nicely, we try to take into consideration, nicely, what may enhance from final yr and be sure that 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 actually, we might in all probability be interested by that the earlier college yr after which begin working in the 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 obsessed with saying like we’re attempting this new factor and you realize we wish to share it with you guys and see if it may give you the results you want is as a result of like we’ve simply realized time and time once more that you realize as you be taught and develop you realize your college students have extra alternative as nicely um however yeah I feel for our lecturers particularly there have been issues like um that we wished to enhance A type of issues for us specifically was like relax kits to be sure 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 might be quite a lot of issues, whether or not it’s like, you realize, adapting to new curriculum or wanting higher scholar group. However I feel these are issues that we and the college you’re trying ahead to enhancing going into a brand new one.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
I like that quite a lot of instances skilled lecturers 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 youngsters, too. However for our sake, too, once 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 parts have essentially the most optimistic influence on scholar engagement and studying outcomes?

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
There’s quite a lot 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 right down to it, creating an aesthetic of a welcoming atmosphere with colours and vibrancy and issues that interact college students actually does make a giant change within the scholar tradition and having the youngsters really feel welcome into your room. There’s nothing higher than trying on the face of a scholar strolling right into a classroom the primary time. It’s palms down one in all our favourite experiences. Once 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’ll be able to see it on their face. They gentle up and see the little touches that you simply assume nobody’s going to note. And children will stroll proper as much as them and wish to contact them or take a look at them. And it’s actually magical creating these environments for college kids. And it simply units the tone for the whole college yr. So I simply assume 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 all our favourite components.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Oh, and I’m positive 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 quite a lot of occasion primarily based issues with our college students. And that’s how we meet our neighborhood. 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 quite a lot of the instances there’s this preliminary shock issue with the areas we create. And like Laura mentioned, it’s often the youngsters, 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 scholar, I’d be so excited to come back again. And so they’ve mentioned issues like, clearly, like, I want our college 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 can provide and that’s what we stand behind is a way of security safety Pleasure after which when children are like purchased in in that manner, 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 reside in there. Like, not solely do I wish to educate with you at your college. Yeah, I’ll take the I’ll take the decrease one. The most important one you will 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 other people’s budgets are completely different and generally you will have extra assist financially out of your college. Then others on the subject of like our large classroom makeovers and issues that like we’ve been recognized for on social media, we’re clearly in a position to do much more as a result of we do have a finances. And we’ve gotten quite a lot of permission from the college from the district from the trainer. And so paint can go a great distance should you’re in a position to. Nevertheless, Loreal and I are pondering again to love, the times once we weren’t a enterprise. And we had been doing makeovers for buddies 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 development paper after which like had like perhaps 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 may well make if you’re keen to love form of assume creatively and assume outdoors 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 wish the the principal had requested for it to be like actually inviting and on the time like farmhouse and burlap and like Buffalo examine had been popping off and we made essentially the most we liked it gorgeous 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’d paint the paper. We did all types of issues, and we printed some buffalo examine with black ink on white paper. I bear in mind this, yeah. And that was free as a result of we had been printing at college on white paper, however the flowers had 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 lower out somewhat, 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 examine wall simply by stapling up squares of paper that we had black, white, after which had drawn on to create that buffalo examine overlap look. However the influence that it made, and I’m positive the volunteers, as a result of that was not our college on the time, the volunteers that went in there, we may solely think about, had been like feeling heat and comfortable and cute. And that was the purpose. And we solely used paper and a few burlap for that entire makeover. And I feel the influence was nonetheless there, you realize? So don’t restrict your self to your finances. You understand, assume outdoors the field and run along with your creativity as a result of quite a bit may be completed.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Mm hmm. I feel that’s proper once I was beginning to observe 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 wonderful, not only a focus wall, I simply felt like only a magical atmosphere that you realize, 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 with a purpose to have a classroom of your goals 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 need to and thoughts you we’ve suggestions and tips on how one can get cash in order for you and free issues in your classroom however the backside line is you are able to do quite a bit simply being artistic with the issues which are both supplied to you or issues you will have round the home and we at all times wish to take home items and different issues round that we may present that like this might be one thing that’s lovely and you might rework it into one thing lovely and it doesn’t have to interrupt the financial institution.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Proper. Plenty 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 realize, I received like my I don’t know should you guys have seen my sweet machines. I name them my information 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 need to 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 might be our classroom’s treasure. So outdated toys or outdated books or outdated furnishings, simply perhaps ship an e 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 positive.

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

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
Um, I feel we’re most recognized for our lockers. I feel that proper behind you, quite a lot of our content material as a result of they’re lovely. And to be trustworthy, once we initially created this house, um, we flipped this classroom in 48 hours for a TV present. And in that point, we had been simply attempting to carry magic to each nook, however we’re lacking the perform and what we had their perform. Properly, however as soon as we truly had children 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 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 employ? And my girlfriend, we use leftover paint, spray paint. I imply, with a purpose 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 all our most practical. A type of is jam-packed. We use it each day and it’s lovely. It simply suits their house so significantly better and it simply took a little bit of a danger to purchase them and to present it a attempt.

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

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
He advised 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 transferring 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 lovely.

Company: Stephanie Osmundson & Loreal Hemenway @happilyeverelementary:
If you happen to ever see one thing on the aspect of the street 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 street, a small picnic desk, painted it, made it new and getting that new life in our classroom. And so it didn’t need to 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 practical objects. Like, I feel you will 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 practical house. So how do you steadiness creating an aesthetically pleasing room which there’s nothing incorrect with. We spend a lot of our college 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 a phenomenal classroom versus sustaining a practical studying atmosphere?

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 should you’re not there with the perform first, the house isn’t going to serve you. And finally, 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 obsessed with 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 must see once more that you simply’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 tendencies and issues are form of fleeting so if you’re have like a strong group system when you have scholar group when you have your supplies organized and issues after which you’ll be able to simply form of change and tweak the issues that carry you pleasure as a result of that may change additionally all through time um you’re going to be strong so we might advise individuals to start out by taking a look at 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 sort of e-book group. Begin with these issues after which discover like the lovable aesthetic labels and discover the realm rug that you simply’re like, oh, that is how I wish to invite them to the carpet, you realize, however As soon as you’re 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 might not advise. As a result of tendencies form 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 all the things we’re each in our classroom for positive 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 might say begin there make a listing of your entire main educational wants after which form of fill within the gaps with the issues which are lovely and that carry 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 might be sporting like essentially 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 feel with our garments, we may relate to you on that. I’m sporting a wedge that like, actually, is just not real looking 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 always like attempting to love preserve my head above water and now understanding the methods that like we’ve in place collectively in our artwork room it brings us a lot peace of thoughts um understanding 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 were achieved 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 finances earlier than. So should you had an infinite finances 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 received us pondering. So thanks. bringing that to gentle as a result of we don’t ever take into consideration a world the place we’ve an infinite finances. It’s by no means crossed our thoughts. So to dream somewhat bit was actually enjoyable. And once we assume to our makeover winners, Plenty of instances, quite a lot of our finances does go to different seating choices of their classroom. As a result of quite a lot of the instances 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 instances the place we do have a finances and quite a lot of our finances does go to no matter their wants are and if that’s what their wants are they usually wish to see versatile seating for his or her college students, we love to do this. So I feel within the artwork room, We had been interested by 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 may be disastrous. Paint cups and waters and paintbrush. So I feel that we might in all probability do some 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 perhaps get some features higher for our artwork room. However I feel quite a lot of lecturers would agree that Whenever you’re handed the desks that you simply, and generally lecturers don’t have a alternative at our college, they’d stroll into their room they usually had tables once they wished desks, or that they had desks once they wished tables, and also you simply need to make these issues work. And we’ve achieved a fairly good job making it work. However in that scenario, we had an infinite finances. I feel we might modify 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 at all times clear and it’s not at all times functioning the very best to its capability. You understand, finances, 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 in all probability 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 methods, 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 wonderful to see College Specialty coming in and like simply remodeling this entire house. And it was unimaginable. So you might try a few of these tables and desks too. Yeah. And there might be like Barry that can 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 might journey again in time to your first yr of educating. What’s the single most impactful classroom group hack you’d share along 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 realized quite a bit 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 somewhat 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’ve 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 might maintain on to as like manipulatives or as like, you realize, with sure thematic learn alouds that you simply’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 somewhat 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 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. coloration scheme that coated all the things 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 1,000,000 drawers. And issues like that don’t slot in these drawers. No less than 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 artistic with and you may cowl it up should you’re in a position to stack issues excessive. I do know there’s some instances the place you need to be sure that security is, thought of. However there’s plenty of issues like that the place it’s like if you might want to retailer stuff, like get artistic about it, cowl it up. It’s all good. However I’ll disguise all of them. Personally, for first yr lecturers and for second yr lecturers or no matter. If you happen to’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. Do away with stuff should you’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, at the least was like, holding on to a ton of stuff. And it like form of frazzled my mind, however I always 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 reward 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 at all times 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, all the things right here has a house, has a goal.

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 quite a lot 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:
Properly I feel it’s onerous for individuals such as you and I too as a result of if you’re a artistic particular person you see potential that you might 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. Properly, we simply want any individual to come back and say, I actually need this. Can I’ve it? And we’ll be like, right here you go. So you’re feeling like there’s a goal, that may 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 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 a phase on our podcast known as Tag You’re It, the place the listeners write in with a query. And at present’s query is just not educating associated. It comes from Jordan P. And the query is, should you 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 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 reside the identical life, however so no completely different. And it could be so useful, insightful, and so insightful. And simply each of us to really which is humorous as a result of like, I’d be dwelling and he or she can be right here and it could be I need a day within the life together with her on her days. And as a lot as like, I really feel like we do reside a mirrored life, it could be very insightful to simply spend a day in her sneakers. 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 trustworthy we’re as a result of it offers us quite a lot of perception when like quite a lot of issues as mother and father you’re 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 kids are so completely different too that it brings completely different methods up clearly my son’s on the spectrum so there’s quite a lot 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 individuals 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 once 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 feel in the future identical to understanding what it’s actually wish to be like a pop star and like, she’s clearly a mega icon. and businesswoman and identical to all the things, I simply assume it could 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 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 may be so cool simply to, yeah, simply expertise.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
And I simply Stephanie that you might stroll round, you might 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 may by no means even be near the identical. Yeah, it could be attention-grabbing. However that’s enjoyable.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Oh, you guys are so fortunate to have one another and dealing collectively so nicely. Yeah. I want each trainer had a piece buddy, like work sister work buddy like that, you realize, 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 an excellent pal, particularly occupation. Yeah.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Properly, it actually you guys actually shine by within the quick little reels and the tick tocks that you simply guys share it actually your positivity and love for one another and love for the youngsters 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 realized a lot.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
So thanks for sharing your time with us. Thanks. Thanks a lot. Properly, it was fantastic 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 put in writing in with a query which we are going to reply right here on The Schoolyard Podcast for our phase known as Tag You’re It.

Host: Nancy Chung @fancynancyin5th:
Tag us on Fb, Instagram, Pinterest, or Twitter, at SchoolSpecialty, and hashtag SchoolyardTagYourIt, with a query that you really want answered. One query can be chosen per episode to be answered by our featured visitor and myself, and in case your query is chosen to be answered on the podcast, we’ll ship you a really particular Schoolyard Podcast t-shirt. Class dismissed!