# new school (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover new school. Page: Feed: --- ## [Ms Michelle's Journey with the NNSO](https://wis.edu.na/post/ms-michelle-s-journey-with-the-nnso) _2026-08-18 · WIS Socials · Windhoek International School (WIS)_ The NNSO woodwind section during our Nelson Mass performance. Windhoek International School's Primary Music Teacher and Arts Head of Department, Ms Michelle Du Preez, recently performed with the Namibian National Symphony Orchestra to popular acclaim. The Oryx caught up with Ms Michelle to learn more about what it is like to perform on the national stage. Ms Michelle, everyone is talking about the… ## [Remembering Tomie DePaola](https://www.matthewcwinner.com/post/remembering-tomie-depaola) _2026-08-18 · Matthew C. Winner · Matthew C. Winner_ This is a rebroadcast of a conversation with the late Tomie DePaola that originally aired on this podcast on November 27, 2018. ## [Letting Go of the Side: Embracing the Potential of a New School Year](https://wis.edu.na/post/letting-go-of-the-side-embracing-the-potential-of-a-new-school-year) _2026-08-13 · WIS Socials · Windhoek International School (WIS)_ Change can be exciting. It brings opportunities for growth, improvement and new possibilities. Yet even when we choose change and welcome what it may bring, it can still make us nervous. I know this from my own experience. Joining Windhoek International School has meant a significant change in my life: a new country, a new home, a new school and a new community. I have left friends and family,… ## [Welcome to our new academic year – 2026-2027](https://wis.edu.na/post/welcome-to-our-new-academic-year-2026-2027) _2026-08-13 · WIS Socials · Windhoek International School (WIS)_ Welcome Assembly Secondary School It was great to have our “new” Grade 12 students organise our welcome back assembly on Monday morning. The positive energy and the many kind welcome greetings from students and teachers alike made the start of this new school year special. As we start this academic year, we want to appreciate the opportunities that we are afforded in our school. Our vision and… ## [Building on Excellence: Windhoek International School Announces 2026 IB MYP eAssessment Results](https://wis.edu.na/post/building-on-excellence-windhoek-international-school-announces-2026-ib-myp-eassessment-results) _2026-08-13 · WIS Socials · Windhoek International School (WIS)_ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Windhoek, Namibia – 5 August 2026 WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA — Windhoek International School (WIS) is proud to announce the results for the 2026 International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) eAssessments. The IB MYP eAssessment offers an externally moderated, globally benchmarked qualification recognized internationally and by the UK’s ECCTIS as equivalent to… ## [Against Money, Against the Boss](https://jwmason.substack.com/p/against-money-against-the-boss) _2026-08-12 · JW Mason · Money and Things_ A few more responses to and conversations about the book ## [Fun Feels Dangerous in Recovery](https://progressisprogress.substack.com/p/fun-feels-dangerous-in-recovery) _2026-08-11 · Belinda (Belle) Morey · Progress is Progress_ I remember thinking the hard part of recovery was going to be the quitting. ## [Remembering Jane Yolen](https://www.matthewcwinner.com/post/remembering-jane-yolen) _2026-08-11 · Matthew C. Winner · Matthew C. Winner_ This is a rebroadcast of a conversation with the late Jane Yolen that originally aired on this podcast on June 26, 2017. ## [Patient-Centered Care Is Dying in Front of Us: What It Actually Means, Why We’re Losing It, and How We Fight Back](https://progressisprogress.substack.com/p/patient-centered-care-is-dying-in) _2026-08-06 · Belinda (Belle) Morey · Progress is Progress_ I’ve been having the same conversation over and over lately. ## [Trust What We’re Making Together with Juana Martinez-Neal and Molly Idle](https://www.matthewcwinner.com/post/trust-what-we-re-making-together-with-juana-martinez-neal-and-molly-idle) _2026-08-04 · Matthew C. Winner · Matthew C. Winner_ Juana Martinez-Neal and Molly Idle, authors and illustrators of Off the Wall: Making Stuff Together (Neal Porter Books), joins Matthew to talk about the journey of a new school year and never having exactly the same class again. ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VwJ1VKjOynCZ) _2026-08-04 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [When Success Feels Dangerous: Why Getting Better Triggers the Hardest Self-Sabotage](https://progressisprogress.substack.com/p/when-success-feels-dangerous-why) _2026-08-03 · Belinda (Belle) Morey · Progress is Progress_ I had just signed the lease. ## [Coaching vs. Counseling for Addiction Recovery: The Honest Truth About How I Do Both (And Never Cross Lines That Blow Up My License or Harm Clients)](https://progressisprogress.substack.com/p/coaching-vs-counseling-for-addiction-152) _2026-07-29 · Belinda (Belle) Morey · Progress is Progress_ You’re sitting across from me—or rather, on that video call. ## [There’s Nothing Like a Book with Nancy Paulsen](https://www.matthewcwinner.com/post/there-s-nothing-like-a-book-with-nancy-paulsen) _2026-07-28 · Matthew C. Winner · Matthew C. Winner_ Nancy Paulsen, president and publisher at Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers/Penguin Random House, joins Matthew to talk about devote most of your time to the work of bringing books into the world. ## [Process Addictions After Substance Recovery: When the Phone, Food, Work, or Relationships Become the New Drug](https://progressisprogress.substack.com/p/process-addictions-after-substance) _2026-07-27 · Belinda (Belle) Morey · Progress is Progress_ Think life gets easier once you’re sober? ## [A Relapse Does Not Erase Your Progress: Why ‘Starting Over’ Is Bullshit](https://progressisprogress.substack.com/p/a-relapse-does-not-erase-your-progress) _2026-07-25 · Belinda (Belle) Morey · Progress is Progress_ My Slip Did Not Make Me Fail: You Have NOT Failed Recovery ## [From Street Hustle to Life’s Muscle How the skills that kept you alive out there can keep you alive in here](https://progressisprogress.substack.com/p/from-street-hustle-to-lifes-muscle-7a6) _2026-07-23 · Belinda (Belle) Morey · Progress is Progress_ You already know how to hustle. ## [Codependency After Sobriety: When ‘Helping’ Is Still Hijacking Your Recovery](https://progressisprogress.substack.com/p/codependency-after-sobriety-when) _2026-07-23 · Belinda (Belle) Morey · Progress is Progress_ How Codependency Shows Up After Sobriety (and What to Do About It) ## [A Muppets Sensibility with John Patrick Green](https://www.matthewcwinner.com/post/a-muppets-sensibility-with-john-patrick-green) _2026-07-21 · Matthew C. Winner · Matthew C. Winner_ John Patrick Green, cartoonist of Weather or Not (First Second), joins Matthew to talk about the journey of a new school year and never having exactly the same class again. ## [Triggers Aren’t the Enemy—They’re Messengers From Your Nervous System](https://progressisprogress.substack.com/p/triggers-arent-the-enemytheyre-messengers) _2026-07-18 · Belinda (Belle) Morey · Progress is Progress_ We talk a lot about triggers in recovery circles, like they’re some special curse reserved for people with substance use histories, process addictions, or mental health diagnoses. ## [Real Talk Recovery: Progress in the Northwoods – Why We’re Fighting for This Day](https://progressisprogress.substack.com/p/real-talk-recovery-progress-in-the) _2026-07-15 · Belinda (Belle) Morey · Progress is Progress_ I’m Belle Morey — a woman in long-term recovery from methamphetamine, a licensed Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor, a mom, a wife, and the founder of Progress Is Progress LLC. ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/EF0Zd8RLiIMw) _2026-07-15 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [The Best We Can Possibly Be with Sophie Blackall](https://www.matthewcwinner.com/post/the-best-we-can-possibly-be-with-sophie-blackall) _2026-07-14 · Matthew C. Winner · Matthew C. Winner_ Sophie Blackall, author of Story Rug (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers), illustrated by Phoebe Wahl, joins Matthew to talk about being bound together in community through listening and making things with our hands. ## [Profits, Payouts and Equity Prices](https://jwmason.substack.com/p/profits-payouts-and-equity-prices) _2026-07-14 · JW Mason · Money and Things_ part one of two, probably ## [Hard Rules for City Reserve Funds](https://jwmason.substack.com/p/hard-rules-for-city-reserve-funds) _2026-07-10 · JW Mason · Money and Things_ and why we shouldn't have them ## [Do It Together with Julie Fiveash](https://www.matthewcwinner.com/post/do-it-together-with-julie-fiveash) _2026-07-07 · Matthew C. Winner · Matthew C. Winner_ Julie Fiveash, cartoonist of The Froggy Library: Welcome to Soggy Stump (Levine Querido), with colors by Jess Lome, joins Matthew to talk about getting over the challenge of a new project pretending that you know enough about what you’re doing. ## [At John Jay, We Study Economics to Change the World, not Just to Understand It](https://jwmason.substack.com/p/at-john-jay-we-study-economics-to) _2026-07-02 · JW Mason · Money and Things_ and we are taking applications until July 15 ## [A Gut Feeling with Jennifer Rofé](https://www.matthewcwinner.com/post/a-gut-feeling-with-jennifer-rof%C3%A9) _2026-06-30 · Matthew C. Winner · Matthew C. Winner_ Jennifer Rofé, senior agent with the Andrew Brown Literary Agency, joins Matthew to talk about growing together and following that gut feeling. ## [Listen Back: Kabir Sehgal and Surishtha Seghal share Festival of Colors](https://www.matthewcwinner.com/post/listen-back-kabir-sehgal-and-surishtha-seghal-share-festival-of-colors) _2026-06-25 · Matthew C. Winner · Matthew C. Winner_ Kabir Sehgal and Surishtha Seghal are the authors of Festival of Colors, a new picture book celebrating Holi, the traditional Hindu spring festival. In this conversation Kabir and Sue talk about the celebration as a representation of true Indian culture. They share the harmony and respect for others that's at the heart of Holi and Kabir and Sue lift up the colors as the star character of the… ## [Discovering Myself and Uncovering Our History with Andrew W. Shaffer](https://www.matthewcwinner.com/post/discovering-myself-and-uncovering-our-history-with-andrew-w-shaffer) _2026-06-23 · Matthew C. Winner · Matthew C. Winner_ Andrew Shaffer, author of What Kind of Queen?: A Royal Biography of Drag Queen and Activist José Sarria (Harry N. Abrams), co-authored with Kyle Casey Chu and illustrated by Cindy Lozito, joins Matthew to talk about focusing the script when there’s so much content to cover. ## [Reflections](https://wis.edu.na/post/reflections) _2026-06-18 · WIS Socials · Windhoek International School (WIS)_ Looking back at the year is always a meaningful exercise, as it feeds the mind with the different achievements, challenges and opportunities we were able to experience. This past year has, once again given us much reason to celebrate our learning and our community. We have had the biggest ever IB Diploma class graduating on the 23rd of May. A proud moment for WIS in its long history of doing the… ## [A Farewell Filled with Gratitude](https://wis.edu.na/post/a-farewell-filled-with-gratitude) _2026-06-16 · WIS Socials · Windhoek International School (WIS)_ As I prepare to say goodbye to the Windhoek International School community, I find myself reflecting on what this place has meant to me professionally and personally. WIS is not simply a school I have worked in. It has been a community I have grown within. It has challenged my thinking, strengthened my practice, and consistently reminded me of what education looks like when it is grounded in care,… ## [Zuverlässiges Hosting, Domains, Server (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/q58xzqcg6J4H) _2026-06-16 · **Sponsored**_ Zuverlässige Infrastruktur, niedrige Preise und skalierbare Server für deinen Webauftritt. ## [Celebrating Student Inquiry: The PYP Exhibition!](https://wis.edu.na/post/celebrating-student-inquiry-the-pyp-exhibition) _2026-06-10 · WIS Socials · Windhoek International School (WIS)_ Our IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) Exhibition was an absolute triumph! As the culmination of their PYP journey, our oldest primary students took centre stage to share their passion, research, and collaborative efforts with the school community. The Exhibition is a student-led, in-depth inquiry into real-world issues. This year, our students tackled incredibly diverse and meaningful topics,… ## [Reflecting on the WIS EHRA Damaraland Expedition Insights and Experiences](https://wis.edu.na/post/reflecting-on-the-wis-ehra-damaraland-expedition-insights-and-experiences) _2026-06-10 · WIS Socials · Windhoek International School (WIS)_ A group of 11 students, accompanied by Ms. Stephanie and Mr. Benedict, went on a trip to Uis in Damaraland from the 14th to the 24th of March. The EHRA group left on Saturday morning to ensure they would not arrive late at the building site. After a long journey, we finally arrived. Once we were given a briefing about what EHRA does, everyone set out to claim their tents and unpack. After… ## [Reading Against Money](https://jwmason.substack.com/p/reading-against-money) _2026-06-09 · JW Mason · Money and Things_ Some people seem to be! ## [From Foundation to Action: Interact Club’s Year in Review](https://wis.edu.na/post/from-foundation-to-action-interact-club-s-year-in-review) _2026-06-09 · WIS Socials · Windhoek International School (WIS)_ The Interact Club has wrapped up its projects for this year! Even though we only had a few months after the formation of the club, we did our best to establish ourselves and raise money for important causes as we began to grow and collaborate with organizations and groups. In addition to our participation in the DHPS Soup Kitchen and the Interact Symposium we ran a fundraising booth at WIS’… ## [The Okavango Delta: A Brief Four Year Reflection](https://wis.edu.na/post/the-okavango-delta-a-brief-four-year-reflection) _2026-05-29 · WIS Socials · Windhoek International School (WIS)_ When combining all seven trips over the last four years, I have witnessed students defending half-way destroyed watering holes from bull elephants, hiding behind a termite mound at dinner as a leopard walked through camp, recovering a tablecloth stolen by painted dogs at breakfast, accidentally parking between a leopard and a dead impala only to be charged twice, being evacuated from the campfire… ## [Talking about Against Money](https://jwmason.substack.com/p/talking-about-against-money) _2026-05-15 · JW Mason · Money and Things_ Against Money is now out. ## [The JC, the Grown-up, and the Sippy Cup](https://thenewschooldelaware.substack.com/p/the-jc-the-grown-up-and-the-sippy) _2026-05-12 · Melanie Hiner · The New School_ Equality before the law is for everyone! ## [The Judicial Committee](https://thenewschooldelaware.substack.com/p/the-judicial-committee) _2026-05-08 · Melanie Hiner · The New School_ "With Liberty and Justice for All" ## [Two Events Next Week](https://jwmason.substack.com/p/two-events-next-week) _2026-05-01 · JW Mason · Money and Things_ talking about Against Money in Massachusetts and New York ## [How My Daughter Came To Think Like a Free Citizen](https://thenewschooldelaware.substack.com/p/how-my-daughter-came-to-think-like) _2026-04-28 · John Detwiler · The New School_ And More Stories From The New School ## [On Algae and Animal Spirits](https://jwmason.substack.com/p/on-algae-and-animal-spirits) _2026-04-14 · JW Mason · Money and Things_ Arjun and I did a webinar recently on our book Against Money, organized by Merijn Knibbe. ## [How are conflicts resolved at The New School?](https://thenewschooldelaware.substack.com/p/how-are-conflicts-resolved-at-the) _2026-04-11 · Melanie Hiner · The New School_ King Arthur had his round table; we've got a Judicial Committee. ## [Restoring Real Childhood \[Addenda\]](https://thenewschooldelaware.substack.com/p/restoring-real-childhood-addenda) _2026-04-04 · John Detwiler · The New School_ The Four Degrees of Unsupervision -- and What We Can Do Now ## [Restoring Real Childhood \[Part 3\]](https://thenewschooldelaware.substack.com/p/restoring-real-childhood-part-3) _2026-04-03 · John Detwiler · The New School_ Don't Let Irrational Fear Steal Childhood, Life, and Joy ## [Restoring Real Childhood \[Part 2\]](https://thenewschooldelaware.substack.com/p/restoring-real-childhood-part-2) _2026-04-01 · John Detwiler · The New School_ Children, Real World Experience, and Anti-Fragility ## [How a Rainbow Led to an 8 Year Old's Proof of the Existence of the Electromagnetic Spectrum](https://thenewschooldelaware.substack.com/p/how-a-rainbow-led-to-an-8-year-olds) _2026-03-31 · Melanie Hiner · The New School_ Click. Click. Click. Eureka! ## [Restoring Real Childhood \[Part 1\]](https://thenewschooldelaware.substack.com/p/restoring-real-childhood-part-1) _2026-03-28 · John Detwiler · The New School_ Why Children Need to Roam, Play, and Work Freely and Unsupervised ## [The School Meeting](https://thenewschooldelaware.substack.com/p/the-school-meeting) _2026-03-28 · Melanie Hiner · The New School_ A Toolbox Not a Governing Body ## [Talking about Against Money at the New School](https://jwmason.substack.com/p/talking-about-against-money-at-the) _2026-03-24 · JW Mason · Money and Things_ This is the edited transcript of a talk I delivered on March 5 at the Heilbroner Center for the Study of Capitalism at the New School for Social Research in New York, at the invitation of Julia Ott. ## [After the Rent Freeze](https://jwmason.substack.com/p/after-the-rent-freeze) _2026-02-18 · JW Mason · Money and Things_ (This piece was originally published at Phenomenal World, in cooperation with the New York Policy Project.)