November News
from Benjamin: By chance, a bunch of my musical happenings got clustered around this yo-yo-weather month of sun and snow: My choir’s season-opening concert on November 8, plus two repeat […]
from Benjamin: By chance, a bunch of my musical happenings got clustered around this yo-yo-weather month of sun and snow: My choir’s season-opening concert on November 8, plus two repeat […]
from Benjamin: I celebrated my 25th birthday by giving a special autism presentation at Camphill Copake in New York! It was a rainy, cozy day (after several days of blue […]
Spending an entire week in Camphill Copake allowed us two forays to nearby, smaller Camphill communities where Benjamin also gave his autism presentation to enthusiastic audiences. (If you are new […]
from Malva: I adore historical fiction and prepared for our trip by reading the enormous tome, New York: the Novel, by Edward Rutherfurd; the story leads readers through New York’s […]
Benjamin spoke and performed for three Camphill communities in rural New York, after spending six days in NYC (mainly Manhattan) taking in a hectic jumble of amazing sights and cultural […]
from Malva: We’ve written before on the positive impact of animals – particularly for someone on the spectrum. https://benjaminbreakingbarriers.wordpress.com/2014/09/26/in-memoriam-acorn/ https://benjaminbreakingbarriers.wordpress.com/2015/11/09/parrot-parent/ And since our two dogs and two cats (beloved companions […]
To recap: Benjamin’s life-path hasn’t included typical college or gap-year experiences; his learning-style is best supported by hands-on and experiential opportunities. We are thus expanding his world-view and breadth of […]
from Malva: Benjamin’s life-path hasn’t included typical college or gap-year experiences; his learning-style is best supported by hands-on and experiential opportunities. We are thus expanding his world-view and breadth of […]
from Malva: Three weeks in Germany, and a keynote presentation about living with autism at the Berlin British School! We are so grateful for all the effort and enthusiasm that […]
The annual springtime turning of the compost pile reveals the wonders of worms and microbes, and how they transform food scraps, leaves, and grass clippings into nutrient-rich earthy-smelling humus. This […]