August 27, 2021A lot has been written about sustainability and what responsible adults must do to sustain life as we know it or to improve the way we treat the world around us. And staff at Children...
August 16, 2021There is much written about what we should do, what we can do, what we are doing to create a healthier, kinder world for all to live in. And most of this wisdom focuses on the actions...
May 31, 2021So, you think you might like to move to Italy? Really? Where will you live in Italy and how will you get along? Will your life in Italy be different from your life in Tennessee?
May 31, 2021Perhaps you’ve wondered where your food comes from; I mean where it really comes from? To investigate this we’ll send you off to different parts of the world --- India, Japan, Spain for...
May 31, 2021Conduct a scientific study about the relationship between injured elephants and their care-givers at an animal preserve in Thailand. This is not as easy as it sounds! There is much to th...
March 6, 2021The abrupt appearance of COVID19 just over a year ago left the whole world and just about everything in it spinning out of control. Without warning we had to change our entire lives. We...
February 20, 2021Welcome back to our quest to sort out and understand the meaning of Sustainability, Responsible Travel and Respectful Travel. Our first step was to simply understand what these t...
February 10, 2021Children’s Concierge is proud to have known, worked with and learned from Dr. Sharon Shaffer for more than 20 years! We have a collection of her published works and probably a few...
January 26, 2021Lately I have been thinking about how much I loved school as a child and wondering why most kids today routinely say --- “School? Oh, it’s ok.” Why? Why did I love it and why do so m...
January 13, 2021I’m on a journey and I hope you’ll come along with me! I enthusiastically embrace that there is a pressing need to “fix” our ailing planet earth. I get it! And I sincerely want to...
December 23, 2020If you and your children have been doing school together at home over the (almost) last year, our hats are off to you!! We celebrate you! You have done an amazing job! Truly! And yo...
December 4, 2020There is so much to remember to do when traveling as a family. Wow! Yes indeed! And we know incorporating everything friends, colleagues and experts tell you that you must do to have...
November 19, 2020OK! Children’s Concierge sees learning opportunities everywhere! There is no secret about this!! We’re always excited to find reports and first-hand stories from parents about the n...
November 18, 2020Unfortunately, economic poverty exists everywhere, in all countries of the world. It may look different in different parts of the world. And different countries address it in diffe...
November 4, 2020Turn around is definitely fair play!! Now because of COVID parents know a whole lot about their children’s education. But, kids know nothing about their parents’ education. We thin...
October 28, 2020Trying to educate our children during COVID19 has, to date, been confusing, scary and oh-soooo-tiring! But we are learning a lot and some of what we’re learning is very surprising an...
September 6, 2020Children’s Concierge staff have researched the programs and policies in each of the 50 states that support, see the value of, and give appropriate credit to students who are learnin...
September 2, 2020If you are starting your own learning pod or micro school --- here are five (5) basic steps to take at the very beginning!Wow! The world of education is spinning and changing almo...
July 1, 2020So you have a big trip planned. Wonderful! And everyone is beginning to get excited! Wonderful again! Has talk about the trip totally taken over your life --- what to pack, how to mak...
June 30, 2020Ah! Dinnertime! We love it when families are able to carve out time to rest and gather and communicate with one another over good food! We are absolutely wedded to the notion that this...
June 4, 2020We share the pain and despair of our African American colleagues and friends! Black lives absolutely matter! Their cause is our cause!Diversity is beautiful; it’s our strength! Let’s...
June 3, 2020Here are two of my favorite comfort poems. I’m guessing you might need them as much as I do today!After you’ve read each poem, please, please listen to it (links provided)! There is no...
May 28, 2020I’m not exactly sure what the concept of “catching up” means in reference to learning. But it’s been used a lot lately when describing the needs of young leaners as a result of COVID19.
May 13, 2020What in the world do the artist Andy Goldsworthy living in Scotland and the Robinson Family living in the United States have in common? Any ideas? Two words ---
May 12, 2020Please, just for a moment, put aside the vision of a room full of books and desks in a school building as being the best or the only place where learning occurs. Now, after you do this,...
May 6, 2020As I have mentioned many times, I am very fortunate to have some wonderful colleagues and friends all over the world with whom I get to work. They are exceptionally creative and have an a...
April 10, 2020Yesterday I received an email from Laura Boldovici, a colleague who is the operations director at the bespoke travel company Beyond Dracula in Romania. I met the very charming Beyond D...
March 21, 2020Children’s Concierge helps families explore destinations all over the world. In doing so we meet and work with all sorts of very creative and very interesting folks --- all over the wo...
March 16, 2020Children’s Concierge staff and I sincerely hope you are tucked safely into your house with your kids and avoiding un-necessary outside contacts during this time of coronavirus stress!!...
March 11, 2020FIRST OF ALL --- WHAT IN THE WORLD IS FAMILY LEARNING?Oh, dear! Forgive us for throwing out stuffy educational jargon! It couldn’t be helped! Our definition of family learning is wh...
March 1, 2020Thailand is an incredibly wonderful place to check out the answers to some of your questions about the world of plants and animals. Come for a visit, take on the role of a budding scien...
March 1, 2020Give your kids a camera, a little bit of beginning instruction, encourage their curiosity and they will reward your effort by seeing the world in a totally different, totally interestin...
February 29, 2020Have you ever thought about water around the world? It's really quite fascinating and interesting—and necessary! Have you ever considered the many different ways humans are dependen...
February 29, 2020India is the supreme place to think about colors, magnificent colors! At first blush the idea may seem silly and not so important; kind of fluffy. But, with a little bit of focusing...
February 26, 2020Here are items we consider essential for exploring and meeting the world head-on! They are a bit different but we promise they will serve you well! And they won’t take up much room...
February 26, 2020Life in early Washington, DC was pretty rustic! When building began on the new Capital City, the surrounding land consisted of dense forests, farmland and many wide fields. There we...
February 26, 2020If you’ve spent any time perusing travel media, you will, no doubt, recognize the 5 words below. They are found everywhere these days in the travel world; they are new buzzwords. Wh...
February 25, 2020We bet you think the British Parliament is confusing or maybe boring, at best. Right? Wrong!With the correct attention and focus, it can be amazing! Hysterical! Mesmerizing! Lots...
February 19, 2020The country of Panama lends itself perfectly to exploring some of the world’s interesting physical geographical features such as an isthmus, an archipelago, a canal (man-made but a...
February 14, 2020May we introduce you to Eyup of Argent Tours. He’s one of our most favorite people in Turkey! We all think he knows absolutely everything about everything in Turkey! So we frequentl...
February 12, 2020One of our favorite teacher guides in Rome is also an art historian. He’s very clever and has created a really wild scavenger hunt of the Vatican Museum for us. It has all sorts of...
November 20, 2011Families frequently contact us for help in finding out about places that relate to special topics that interest them. As a result we’ve researched many different topics and uncovere...
