by Hannah Beach | Mar 10, 2026 | Building Relationship, Community Building, Emotional Health, Emotional Release, Inclusion, Play, Professional Development
It’s Week 4 of our Re-Thinking Recess series, and Tory is sharing how they’ve reimagined two big playground dynamics: soccer and loose parts. Instead of letting the game default to highly competitive, adversarial teams, they’ve intentionally structured soccer so...
by Hannah Beach | Mar 3, 2026 | Connection, Emotional Health, Emotional Release, Play, Professional Development
It’s Week 3 of our Re-Thinking Recess series, and Tory is back to share how they intentionally bring play indoors—not because of the weather, but because they believe play belongs inside, too. At St. Bernadette’s, indoor play is scheduled on purpose, creating...
by Hannah Beach | Sep 8, 2025 | Attachment, Caring, Connection, Emotional Health, Emotional Release, Emotional Safety
My mom passed away recently. Tomorrow is her funeral. As I’ve walked through these days, I’ve been reminded in the most visceral way to practice what I so often teach: making space for feelings — not rushing them, not reshaping them, not bypassing them with forced...
by Hannah Beach | Nov 28, 2023 | Emotional Release, Emotional Safety, Expression, Feelings, Play, Professional Development
Play is engaging, but not necessarily ‘fun.’ Often when we think of play, we think of young children and toys. Images of children laughing, squealing and running around may also come to mind. Or perhaps, on hearing the word ‘play’ we think of children dressing-up,...
by Hannah Beach | Sep 21, 2023 | Building Relationship, Caring, Connection, Emotional Release, Emotional Safety
Yesterday I visited my mom in the hospital. She has advanced dementia and holding onto time is challenging for her. Each time we leave the hospital, she is teary as it is frightening for her to be in an unknown place without her people and not clearly understanding...
by Hannah Beach | Sep 3, 2021 | Attachment, Building Relationship, Connection, Emotional Health, Emotional Release, Emotional Safety, Teaching
stress Backpacks are filled. New runners are bought. And lunch kits are once again on the counter. There is always a familiar feeling in the air as children head back to school. Nerves. Dread. Hope. Excitement. Worry. Who will my teacher be? Will I be in the same...
