NOLA LEARNING SUPPORT

Mom and little Kate - Paicines Ranch, California 1970's Learning Again: Why Encouragement Matters by Katharine Law Novak When was the last time you started something new and truly felt vulnerable— like a beginner again? Did you have someone beside you guiding you? Most of the time when adults learn something new, it is because we choose to. It grows out of a personal interest or a professional goal. We arrive motivated and invested. Yet every day we ask students to show up re

We are wishing all of our families a joyful Mardi Gras. Next week we will be in Treasure Beach, Jamaica — a place that feels like an extension of home — spending time with dear friends and checking in on the community after last year’s Category 5 hurricane. We continue to hear how much your kindness and support meant, and it’s a reminder that the connections we share extend far beyond New Orleans. It is a resilient and deeply caring place. After we return on February 24, we w