VSAA Theme updates
Our stories: within you and without you
Artwork by Spoons Bradshaw, grade 12
How can we maintain our theme for the remainder of the year when we’re not at school together? One way is to consider how we are all experiencing a worldwide story together. How does our story match and differ from our neighbors’ stories? Empathy is necessary to maintain our motivation to stay physically distant from each other. We need to keep one another well! This is a real-life example of a story both within and without ourselves that can help us make positive choices about our own behavior.
Sometimes, we need stories to distract and amuse us, though. Quarantine is sometimes lonely and hard! Books and movies are helpful; so are podcasts. If you haven’t explored any of the following, give them a try. They are known for their strong story-telling: “The Socially Awkward Podcast” (comedy), “Welcome to Night Vale” (spooky), “The Moth” (slice of life), and “This American Life” (slice of life).
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Former VSAA teacher featured in NY Times
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Reading for fun is important!
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