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/ ZOOMING BACK TO SCHOOL
by Mel Selcho
School Reimagined Four different approaches keep kids engaged in learning BACK TO SCHOOL season 2020 was a mixed experience depending on where you live, how old your children are and what your family’s approach to social distancing looks like. Check out what school looks like to four different movers and shakers:
Home Schooling RV-Style When her family’s long-established Decatur photography businesses saw the wedding and corporate events they photographed being postponed, Jenn Linke decided she could at least try to make use of the new-found time. She converted her business management skills she normally dedicated to Art of Life and applied them to planning a five-week trip to Los Angeles and back. Her family of five will be living, schooling and working from their RV along the way. 34
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“It was the first time in 15 years we had free time,” she said. “We’ve never had a stretch where our jobs would let us have five weeks away and there is an option for remote learning.” In order to make sure schooling stays on track, she’s planned to be in more populated areas during the week where internet should be more reliable. Linke has even researched Amazon Fresh grocery delivery to keep them as contact-free as possible. With theme parks closed, Linke says she is excited the kids want to experience more hiking and seeing national parks and natural treasures. The list includes the Grand Canyon, Zion’s National Park and the Alamo. She explains that her family will be packing flexibility as the unanticipated changes in
