A personal narrative adapted for our school audience from Jessica L. James, Director of Communications and Advancement. She is working from home, along with her husband, and their two children. Their son is in 4th grade, and their daughter is in 2nd grade.

When the thought of everyone being at home for e-Learning first entered my mind, I thought back to my childhood when we had two old school desks and would play "school" in the basement. In anticipation of the first day of e-Learning and to exercise some creative control over the COVID-19 situation, I decided to convert our craft room into an e-Learning space. Let's get one thing straight: the craft room really became a space for everything that didn't have a home. Lots of boxes were stacked up, and piles of papers need to be sorted. In all honesty, I had dubbed this space, the "crap" room. Here's the deal: you don't need a whole room to dedicate a space for e-Learning. Clean off your desk, convert a cozy corner, hang up a picture, move a plant close by, and call it good. But in case you are inspired to keep reading, here are a few things that helped our setup evolve. Click here.