Category: Celebrating Positivity

  • Ted Lasso and the Power of Literary Connections

    What does Ted Lasso teach us about reading? More than you’d think. The show’s careful attention to matching the right book to the right reader at the right moment offers a framework for thinking intentionally about classroom culture and student growth.

  • Independence, Imagination, and the Long Arc of Freedom: July 2026

    “Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.”  — C.S. Lewis (fellow Inkling and close friend of J.R.R. Tolkien) July arrives in full summer heat, and with it comes the deep American impulse to celebrate. But July has always been more than fireworks and barbecues;…

  • Rest, Reflection, and the Roads We’ve Traveled: June 2026

    “The Shire was a small but very ancient district, inhabited by an ancestral people called Hobbits. They love peace and quiet and good tilled earth.”  — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring As the school year draws to a close and summer stretches out ahead like an open road, June 2026 invites us to…

  • Heritage, Memory, and the Long Journey: May 2026

    Monthly Theme: The Price of Progress “We do not need more intellectual power, we need more moral power. We do not need more knowledge, we need more character.”  — Calvin Coolidge (via Marcus Aurelius, Meditations) Honor Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Commemorate Significant May Historical Events Celebrate Notable May Birthdays

  • Courage, Conscience, and Community: April 2026

    The content highlights themes of hope, Arab American heritage, significant historical anniversaries in April, and notable birthdays of influential figures throughout history.