Archive for 2013
Diane begins a new Adult literary Series
October 14, 2013
Diane will begin her 2013/14 Literary Series in December. The series meets in San Francisco, once a month, Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30-11am, from early December through early May. Diane will also be doing a St Helena Napa series on Friday mornings in St Helena. The St Helena Series meets from 9-11:30am. Space is limited […]
Diane will be presenting at the Nueva School Innovative Learning Conference, October 17 & 18, 2013.
October 14, 2013
More than 60 internationally acclaimed speakers and scholars will present at the Nueva School Conference. For more information: http://www.innovativelearningconference.org/speakers/friday-speakers
Books that make a sound in your heart.
October 5, 2013
The New York Public Library is risking the wrath of kids of all ages with a new list of the 100 most popular children’s books of the last 100 years that omits many favorites. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/new-york-public-library-releases-100-popular-children-books-list-article-1.1471423#ixzz2gnjXU2ik I relish the debate! The love of a book is like a love affair and to mess with […]
Mealtime is the ideal time to pay attention to your children.
September 28, 2013
Working in China brings an endless barrage of sights, sounds and experiences that I continually try to understand. In my effort to understand the Chinese people, I think their relationship to food and meals is a very good place to begin. If you meet a Chinese person before lunch, the typical greeting is: “Have you […]
Diane takes Reading Together to China
September 10, 2013
Diane will be speaking on why becoming a good reader is such an important life skill and show how the Reading Relationship transforms the experience of reading. Different than you might have thought in the past, reading words is not the reading experience – it’s just the beginning. At the heart of the reading experience […]
