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|A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute
|Description coming soon.
|Melissa Preddy
|Akadeum Life Sciences was recently formed from a U-M lab in Emergency Medicine. Last year, they were the first-ever biotech start-up to present at Researchpalooza, and received an "Honorable Mention" Spirit Award. Their team will be on site demonstrating, and seeking early access partners for, their non-FACS multi-antigen cell isolation technology.
|John Younger
|Bioinformatics Core
|The Bioinformatics Core is one of the Biomedical Research Core Facilities at the UMMS. Also known as the Collaborative Computing and Data Unit, or CCDU, the Core is a team of bioinformatics analysts, software developers, and IT staff dedicated to providing computing support, data infrastructure, and bioinformatics analysis for the academic, research, and administrative activities of Center for Computational Medicine and the University of Michigan.
|Marci Brandenburg
|Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Facility
|The Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Facility supports research on metabolism and toxicology including measurement of biomarkers, absorption and distribution of drugs, formation of reactive intermediates, and drug metabolism. The focus is on characterization and quantitation of low molecular mass compounds present in plasma, cell extracts, tissues, and other biological samples.
|Brian Shay
|Biomedical Research Core Facilities
|The Biomedical Research Core Facilities (BRCF), part of the Office of Research, is a collection of centralized labs and services offering state-of-the-art instruments and resources to faculty and staff.
|Nicole Bonomini
|Biomedical Research Council
|The Biomedical Research Council (BMRC) comprised of faculty encourages biomedical research and facilitates interdisciplinary research and training across the University. Their functions include: Bridging Support Programs, sponsorship of the Distinguished Faculty Lectureship Award in Biomedical Research, review of Dean's Basic Science Research Award nominees, and review several limited submission awards.
|Camille Mrozowski
|Biomedical Research Store
|The Biomedical Research Store, part of the Biomedical Research Core Facilities (BRCF), provides University of Michigan research investigators with easy, on-site procurement of enzymes, reagents, and kits used in molecular, cell biology, and some protein chemistry. Over 700 different items from eleven vendors are stocked at four locations for immediate purchase. Our large-volume vendor contracts enable the Store to negotiate very low prices as well as eliminate all shipping and packaging fees.
|Chris Stilson
|A unit of the UMMS Office of Research and part of the Strategic Research Initiative, the UMHS Central Biorepository works to enhance the full spectrum of our research portfolio by providing a world-class, accredited, standardized, safe and monitored environment for the processing, storage and distribution of high-quality normal and diseased biospecimens annotated with detailed clinical and laboratory data.
|Leslie McCormick
|BioSocial Methods Collaborative
|To be a catalyst, incubator and educator for new research methodologies that link the social and health sciences in service of promoting health and improved quality of life by identifying more complex and integrated data analyses to support improved decision making for individuals, communities and society. We focus on the collection and analysis of multi-modal biological and behavioral data that span multiple time scales. Our work facilitates the translation and exchange of new discoveries among health professionals and the general public.
|Jeanette Jackson
|Calendar Review & Analysis Office
|CRAO, part of the Office of Research, supports and collaborates with researchers and study teams to produce and maintain a uniform process for the Research Billing Calendar, Budget, and Enrollment. We provide stellar customer service and foster partnerships with various other research support areas internal and external to UMHS.
|Paula Greene
|Center for Advanced Models for Translational Sciences and Therapeutics
|At the Center for Advanced Models for Translational Sciences and Therapeutics, we strive to accelerate the "bench to bedside" process in biomedical research and drug development. Our mission is to develop advanced models for translational sciences and therapeutics as part of the University of Michigan Medical School.
|Melissa McCotter
|Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine
|CBSSM is a multidisciplinary unit integrating bioethics with key social science disciplines, bringing together into one entity research, education, and policy/public outreach.
|Kerry Ryan
|Center for Chemical Genomics
|The Center for Chemical Genomics (CCG) provides expertise and resources for U-M researchers and others to use modern high-throughput screening approaches in tackling basic biology or novel drug discovery projects. Dedicated staff with years of pharmaceutical industry experience guide researchers in assay development, compound or RNAi screening, as well as chemoinformatic analysis of results. A wide range of methodologies are available including optical plate readers, high-content microscopic screening, HT-Flow cytometry, and protein thermal stability. Both targeted and diverse compound libraries have yielded new chemical probes and drug leads, many with in vivo activity.
|Rebecca Epstein
|Center for the Discovery of New Medicine
|The Center for Discovery of New Medicines (CDNM) brings together University of Michigan experts in all areas of the drug discovery enterprise—including medicinal chemists, structural biologists, pharmacologists and pharmaceutics and drug metabolism researchers—to support early-stage, innovative projects across the university. As a virtual center, the CDNM provides financial support and mentorship to researchers with promising potential therapeutics in order to leverage existing investments in informatics, robotics and high-throughput screening and to promote new opportunities in drug discovery and development.
|Rebecca Epstein
|Center for Molecular Imaging
|The Center for Molecular Imaging (CMI) is a shared resource aimed at providing imaging services for the research community. We offer an assortment of in vivo imaging systems, ranging from bioluminescence to MRI to PET. The CMI has become a diverse resource facility that fosters productive interdisciplinary collaborations in research.
|Amanda Fair
|Center for Oral Health Research
|At the Michigan Center for Oral Health Research, we strive to serve the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, the profession, and the public in the translation of basic knowledge into new clinical therapies, while supporting the evaluation of existing therapies in order to improve oral, dental and craniofacial health.
|Hilye Pittman
|Center for Structural Biology
|The Center for Structural Biology (CSB) is a comprehensive structural biology resource for researchers at the University of Michigan and surrounding areas. The center includes a High-Throughput Protein Laboratory for protein engineering, Protein Purification Facilities for small- and large-scale protein production, Macromolecular Crystallization & Crystallography Laboratories for solving crystal structures of biological molecules, and X-ray facility with access to high energy synchotron radiation.
|Rebecca Epstein
|Comprehensive Eating Disorders Program
|The UMCEDP is a partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient program which provides individualized, compassionate, evidence-based care for patients age 8-24 with eating disorders.
|Erika Feldpausch
|Computer Showcase
|Computer Showcase provides sales, service and support of personal technology to the U-M community. Products include computers, tablets, software and peripherals, all at academic prices. Two full-service locations—Central Campus in the Michigan Union and North Campus in Pierpont Commons—include authorized Support and Repair centers. More information at computershowcase.umich.edu.
|Quintessa Gallinat
|Coulter Translational Research Partnership
|The proceeds of an endowment from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation are being used to support collaborative translational research projects that involve co-investigators from the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) and a clinical department. These projects are aimed at developing technologies that improve patient care.
|Susan Douglas
|Chronic Pain & Fatigue Research Center
|Currently approved IRB recruitment materials, keychains, book marks, and Fibromyalgia Workshop Flyer
|Kathy Scott
|DNA Sequencing Core
|The DNA Sequencing Core, one of the Biomedical Research Core Facilities (BRCF), provides high-quality, low-cost DNA analysis for research clients on a recharge basis. The Core occupies approximately 10,000 square feet of laboratory space in the North Campus Research Complex, with a variety of instruments and 26 highly trained individuals on staff to assist researchers.
|Robert Lyons
|eResearch is a set of online applications that help manage research from a regulatory perspective. eResearch includes; Animal Management (UCUCA and ULAM), Regulatory Management (IRB and IBC), Proposal Management (Grants), and Conflict of Interest (M-Inform).
|Camille Cooper
|Faculty Development
|The Office of Faculty Development has developed a comprehensive, competency-based curriculum to meet the challenges associated with research, teaching and managing in the academic health care environment. Development opportunities include courses with specific learning objectives, mentoring education and support, and on-site, customizable programs.
|Laura Denton
|Fast Forward Medical Innovation
|A unit of the UMMS Office of Research and part of the Strategic Research Initiative, Fast Forward Medical Innovation nurtures commercialization and entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan Medical School and beyond.
|Jon Servoss
|Flow Cytometry Core
|Stop by the Flow Cytometry Core, one of the Biomedical Research Core Facilities (BRCF), to learn about the recent and ongoing equipment upgrades in our five locations, including the newest North Campus lab.
|David Adams
|Foundation Relations
|Foundation Relations and the UMHS Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations serve faculty interested in obtaining foundation funding for their research. We can assist with identifying potential funders, developing strategy, and editing and reviewing proposals.
|Joseph Sutkowi
|Frankel Cardiovascular Center Clinical Research Group
|The aim of the group is to develop and provide educational resources to support research staff and faculty who conduct clinical research trials within the Frankel CVC.
|Jennifer McNamara
|Frankel Cardiovascular Center Research Programs
|Promoting the various research programs in the Frankel Cardiovascular Center
|Jennifer McNamara
|Frankel CVC Research Recruitment
|The goal of the CVC Research Recruitment Coordinator is to make patients aware of research opportunities available at the Frankel CVC, match the right patient (volunteers) with the right trial, and optimize recruitment opportunities.
|Jennifer McNamara
|Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
|Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Organizations are participant-run organizations providing a sense of community here in the Medical School. These organizations offer leadership opportunities, coordinate networking and social events, participate in community outreach, host professional and career development speakers, fundraise, and contribute to various enrichment and training programs for our community.
|Kierstin Fiscus
|Grant Review & Analysis
|The Grant Review & Analysis Office, part of the UMMS Office of Research, reviews all proposals and material transfers with external funding/provider sources. Our office receives any proposals that involve Medical School faculty or space for compliance review with school, university and sponsor guidelines -- whether primarily held in the Medical School or outside campus units. We have signature authority on behalf of the Dean of the Medical School for these types of issues.
|Heather Offhaus
|Honest Broker Office
|A unit of the UMMS Office of Research and part of the Strategic Research Initiative, the Honest Broker Office serves as a common portal for researchers to request and gain access to electronic health record data for use in research. The office may provide de-identified coded data, limited or identified data after IRB approval.
|Moira Dowling
|Hybridoma Core Facility
|The Hybridoma Core provides services to develop novel monoclonal antibodies of desired specificities through state-of-the-art hybridoma technology. The Core also produces antibody, both in vivo (ascites) and in vitro (high density culture) using established hybridomas from many sources. Consultation is available to review your specific project needs.
|Elizabeth Smith
|Injury Center
|Learn about the field of injury and get a chance to win a prize.
|Tina Creguer
|Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation
|IHPI is the nation's leading university-based institute of health services researchers evaluating how health care works and how it can be improved, and advising policy makers to inform change.
|Christina Camilli
|Institutional Review Board
|The five Institutional Review Boards of the University of Michigan Medical School (IRBMED), part of the Office of Research, oversee human subjects research conducted at the Medical School and UMHS. This includes research conducted off-site by University faculty and staff when acting as University employees or in connection with their University appointments.
|Steven "Joseph" Austin
|Lurie Nanofabrication Facility
|The Lurie Nanofabrication Facility (LNF) at the University of Michigan is one of the NNIN sites that offers 24/7 semiconductor processing capabilities on production-level equipment supported by a professional staff. With 1,160 m2 (12,500 ft2) of ISO class 4/5/6 and 7 (Class 10/100/1000 and 10,000) cleanrooms for processing pieces, 100 mm and 150 mm wafers, we have processing capabilities for silicon and organic devices, bioMEMs, fluidics and biofluidics, and nanoimprint technologies.
|Sandrine Martin
|MCubed provides real-time seed funding to multi-unit faculty teams so that they can proceed immediately with their innovative projects. Come and learn more!
|Barbara Poore
|MStem Cell Laboratories
|MStem Cell is dedicated to the derivation of disease-specific human embryonic stem cells (hESC). MStem hESC lines are accepted in the NIH Stem Cell Registry or in the process of NIH review, making them available to scientists conducting federally funded research for new understanding of origin of diseases and discovery of treatments.
|Laura Keller
|Medical School Information Services
|Medical School Information Services (MSIS) supports every phase of research. We deliver centralized systems on expertise discovery, proposal management, reporting, administration, and administrative workflow. Researchers also can get help with advanced computing, infrastructure, web development, publications, instructional design and more. No matter what your information needs, we're here to help.
|Susan Topol
|Mental Health Research
|We have promotional pens, stress balls, cards, flyers, and mental health related informational sheets to give out to people at Researchpalooza. We also have a sign-up sheet for people interested in participating in University of Michigan mental health research.
|Jordan Affholter
|Metabolomics & Obesity Center
|The goal of the Michigan Metabolomics and Obesity Center/Nutrition Obesity Research Center is to support infrastructure to encourage and enable researchers from preclinical, clinical and translational and population-based disciplines to integrate the newest tools in molecular and cellular biology, neurobehavior and computational biology into their studies related to metabolic health.
|Grace Wu
|Metabolomics Core
|The Metabolomics Core is one of the Biomedical Research Core Facilities (BRCF) and measures concentrations of small molecules in biological samples on a recharge basis. We strive to provide GLP-quality analytical services at competitive prices, and regularly customize assays to fit our clients' needs. Services include initial consultation, method development, data collection, interpretation, and presentation. Core competencies include both targeted assays for many analyte classes as well as untargeted assays to evaluate the entire metabolome in biofluids and tissues, measurement of flux through various pathways using 13C-isotopomer analyses, and structural identification of isolated unknowns and potential biomarkers.
|Stephen Brown
|Your extended research team - MICHR is here to enable & enhance clinical & translational research by educating, funding, connecting, & supporting U-M researchers.
|Jamie Racklyeft
|Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center
|The Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center (MADC) conducts and supports innovative memory and aging research that seeks to: identify disease modifying treatments, understand disease mechanisms in dementia causing disorders, define biomarkers for early and accurate detection, devise effective coping strategies for individuals with memory loss and their care partners.
|Stephen Campbell
|MiChart Research
|MiChart is a tool used to deliver clinical care which can be leveraged to advance research efforts by supporting recruitment efforts, enhancing communication to the UMHS community, and facilitating extract of clinical study data. Come ask us how we can help you meet your study goals!
|Kathleen Jennings
|Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care
|A comprehensive research enterprise that accelerates disruptive science for rapid translation from bench to bedside, MCIRCC brings together integrative teams of U-M scientists, clinicians and engineers with industry partners and funding sources to develop and deploy cutting-edge solutions that elevate the care, outcomes, and quality of life of critically ill and injured patients.
|Andrea Eberle
|Michigan Society for Medical Research
|MISMR is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) science educational organization to promote understanding of biomedical research and testing, including the appropriate use of animals.
|Ruthann Thorne
|Microscopy & Image Analysis Laboratory
|The Microscopy and Image Analysis Laboratory (MIL), one of the Biomedical Research Core Facilities (BRCF), is a centralized facility of more than 3,000 square feet housing major equipment, used on a shared basis by investigators focusing mainly on studies of cell and tissue morphology and ultrastructure. It offers state-of-the-art equipment for microscopic imaging, including fluorescence microscopy, as well as scanning and transmission electron microscopy.
|Chris Edwards
|National Poll on Children's Health
|The C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health (NPCH) measures the public's opinions, perceptions, and priorities regarding important child health issues and trends. Findings from the NPCH reflect the attitudes and perspectives of people from across the country. These findings inform policy initiatives and research on important concerns facing kids today.
|Dianne Singer
|North Campus Research Complex
|Description coming soon.
|Melissa Chronicle
|Nuclear Magnetic Resonance & Biochemical NMR Core
|Description coming soon.
|Larissa Yeomans
|PET Center
|The University of Michigan PET Center offers synthesis of a spectrum of new and established radiotracers for PET imaging labeled with carbon-11, fluorine-18 and nitrogen-13. Radiotracers are prepared according to cGMP and are available both for pre-clinical (microPET imaging, biodistribution, autoradiography, metabolism) and clinical use.
|Linda Brandt
|Pharmacokinetics Core
|The Pharmacokinetics (PK) Core provides both preclinical and clinical PK services to researchers involved in drug discovery efforts, including lead compound modeling and dose optimization for clinical trials. We facilitate researchers' efforts in obtaining funding, filing patent applications, and publishing their findings.
|Marisa Gies
|Physiology Phenotyping Core & Frankel Cardiovascular Center Phenotyping Core
|The Core's provides state of the art phenotyping services for animal models ranging from zebrafish all the way to large animals, with a primary focus on mouse and rodent models of disease.
|Jennifer McNamara
|Pluripotent Stem Cell Core
|The Pluripotent Stem Cell Core provides training and reagents for the maintenance and characterization of hESC and iPSC, and expertise in the establishment of induced pluripotent stem cell lines. Our goal is to connect and provide technical support for research labs using hPSC within the U of M scientific community.
|Cindy DeLong
|Proteomics & Peptide Synthesis Core
|The Proteomics & Peptide Synthesis Core, one of the Biomedical Research Core Facilities (BRCF), provides services in peptide synthesis, N-terminal sequencing, mass spec and proteomics.
|Henriette Remmer
|Public Relations
|Want to get your research into the news? Need help understanding how to communicate with the general public? The PR team from the Health System's Department of Public Relations & Marketing Communications can help.
|Kara Gavin
|Regulatory Affairs
|Enjoy the smell of nervous sweat? Like living on the edge? Feeling lucky? Come gamble with your research, career, maybe even life-and-limb at the "You Bet Your Life" Casino, sponsored by the find-it-fix-it specialists of the UMMS Office of Regulatory Affairs -- when you lose your shirt, maybe we'll get it back for you!
|Angie Milliken
|Research IT
|The Medical School Information Services (MSIS) Research IT Program provides a portfolio of services in support of UMHS research programs and the learning health system. We help researchers navigate the research IT services available, access high performance computing services, and leverage data storage and information services-related core infrastructure. Our Research Data Strategy outlines systematic steps for transforming research IT platforms and informatics infrastructure into solutions that are capable of supporting the needs and requirements of current and next generation science.
|John Brussolo
|Single Analysis in Real Time (SMART) Center
|The SMART Center is a shared use facility providing single molecule detection and manipulation tools to track and analyze biomolecules with unprecedented detail. We maintain state-of-the art instrumentation, including single molecule spectroscopy and imaging, laser tweezers, and atomic force microscopy; as well as experienced support in experimental planning and analysis.
|Damon Hoff
|Taubman Health Sciences Library
|The A. Alfred Taubman Health Sciences Library delivers high-quality health and biomedical information services to the University of Michigan's academic health sciences schools, basic and clinical research, bioinformatics and clinical translational science, and the U-M Health System (UMHS).
|Merle Rosenzweig
|Transgenic Animal Model Core
|The Transgenic Animal Model Core Facility, one of the Biomedical Research Core Facilities (BRCF), generates genetically modified mice and rats and collaborates with researchers to understand human disease. The Core has produced transgenic mouse and rat models of cancer, diabetes, and kidney disease (glomerulosclerosis). The Transgenic Core guarantees the delivery of genetically modified rodents for research.
|Thom Saunders
|UCUCA is the regulatory group helping UM PIs stay on track with their animal research. Your RCAs will be present to discuss what some of the hot topics are with compliance.
|Julie Laundree
|UMMS Office of Research
|The UMMS Office of Research organizes Researchpalooza as a complimentary service to the research community. It's just one of many examples of how we constantly strive to enhance the research enterprise, including maintaining an investigator-focused infrastructure, facilitating and diversifying investigators' avenues for funding, and streamlining research processes.
|Jessica Durkin
|Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine
|The Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) is a unit of the UMMS Office of Research. Our staff and faculty furnish the biomedical research community with a variety of services including laboratory animal procurement and care; veterinary care; personnel training; and specialized research support, and academic teaching and research programs. ULAM is also the home of the in-vivo Animal Core (IVAC), which serves as a research resource in support of early, preclinical stage, translational research and absorbs and expands upon the existing services performed by our Pathology Cores for Animal Research (PCAR) and Technical Services Team (TST).
|Lana Tyrrell
|UM3D Lab
|Have an idea around emerging technologies and not sure where to start? Need help visually communicating concepts or research results? The UM3D Lab is an interdisciplinary service facility of the Library focused on providing the U-M community access to high-end technologies, professional expertise, training, and support in the general areas of: Visualization, 3D Printing, 3D Scanning, Motion Capture, Creative Imaging, and Project Development. Members of the Lab are available to work through design problems with you, guide you to additional resources on campus, and generally provide access to the resources needed for cutting edge research, academic initiatives, and innovative uses of technology in an open and inviting environment.
|Eric Maslowski
|Vector Core
|The Vector Core, one of the Biomedical Research Core Facilities (BRCF), produces biological products (gene transfer vectors) that facilitate the transfer of specific genes into either normal or aberrant cells. The Vector Core also provides intellectual and technical advice to researchers regarding the optimal use of these systems.
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They have about $170 million less to work with this year compared to the last fiscal year.
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Lowdown on Lowcountry Cuisine
Only thing that beats city's food: its friendliness
While staying at the Courtyard Marriott in Charleston, S.C., I asked at the front desk one morning where the nearest Starbucks was. I didn't have a car and was trying to decide if I could take the hotel shuttle for coffee and still get downtown by 9:30 for the Chef's Kitchen tour, a behind-the-scenes look at Charleston's top chefs and their restaurants. I was eager to get the lowdown on Lowcountry cuisine and didn't want to miss a second. When I checked the shuttle schedule, it became clear a java detour would make me late.
This grumpy coffee addict was in desperate need of a double tall skinny latte, and I guess it showed. A hotel employee named "Mama," (it was right on her name tag) approached me and said she would be glad to give me a ride to Starbucks. She emphasized she was strictly doing this on her own and not on behalf of the hotel. If we were run over by a semi truck while she was behind the wheel, I couldn't sue the hotel, but if I was willing to risk it to get my caffeine fix, hop in.
That's when I realized Southern hospitality in Charleston was not just some cliché printed on a travel brochure. It was real. Mama and I hit the road.
I arrived fully caffeinated at Barbara Jean's, the first restaurant on the tour, just as samples of hearty, old-fashioned cheese grits were being served. Our tour guide, a likable guy in a wide-brimmed hat named "Hoon," explained that "Lowcountry" refers to the area that stretches along the South Carolina coast from Georgia's Savannah River to Pawley's Island. It's no wonder that seafood such as fish, shrimp and crab are Lowcountry staples.
Hoon traced the culinary history of Charleston from the days when South Carolina was just a fledgling colony to modern times, providing some perspective on why Charleston eats the way it does.
From the late 17th century until the end of the Civil War, Charleston was one of the world's largest rice producers, largely due to the toil of slaves native to the rice-growing regions of West Africa. The port city prospered and became one of the most wealthy and fashionable cities in America.
Rice still is the basis for many Lowcountry dishes such as pilau (pronounced PER-low), a stewlike dish usually cooked with chicken or seafood. Pilau is to Charleston what gumbo is to New Orleans, and there are about as many variations.
Most of the restaurants we visited were on historic, palm-studded East Bay Street. Here are a couple of my faves.
Magnolias is one of Charleston's premiere restaurants, and the sign out front that reads "Uptown, down South," sums up Executive Chef Don Drake's philosophy on Southern cooking.
"We try to keep true to our roots, but always leave the door open for a more modern interpretation of a dish using new techniques or products," Drake says.
He's not shy about incorporating global flavors for a new take on old favorites.
Drake puts a sophisticated spin on humble Southern dishes, such as his "Charleston caviar," more popularly known as pimento cheese. Of course, this delicious spread isn't unique to the Lowcountry but, until recently, it's been pretty limited to the South.
Drake's gourmet version is made with sharp white cheddar, grated Parmesan, fresh roasted red peppers, Spanish olives and Duke's mayonnaise. It took me back to my Kentucky childhood, but this far surpassed any pimento cheese sandwich I ate as a kid.
When asked about recent food trends such as the local sustainable food movement, Drake points out, "Southern cooks were practitioners of farm-to-table and sustainable cooking long before the terms got worn out and used up."
After all, many Charleston restaurants serve fresh-off-the-boat seafood, and you can't get much more locally sustainable than that.
Just when I thought our culinary experience at Magnolias was coming to an end, Drake emerged from the kitchen with a tray of my favorite Lowcountry dish.
There's nothing that says "Welcome to Charleston" like a bowl of creamy, impeccably seasoned shrimp and grits.
The dinner menu features a dressed-up version of this Lowcountry classic, shellfish over grits. Fresh shrimp, scallops and lobster are served over buttery grits with a side of fried spinach.
Blossom seafood restaurant defies categorization, which is part of its charm. But this 19-year-old restaurant is no adolescent struggling to find its identity. It knows exactly what it is; but, like most intriguing things in life, it's multidimensional.
On the one hand, Executive Chef Adam Close expertly prepares the expected Lowcountry dishes: sherry-doused she crab soup, shrimp and grits, buttermilk fried oysters and steamed mussels. Like Chef Drake at Magnolias, Close feels a responsibility to serve sustainable seafood.
"As a chef, I have a dual responsibility," Close says. "The first part of that responsibility is not to serve fish that are deemed unsustainable by environmentalists. The second part of that is to work as much as we can with some of the lesser-known species of fish. They tend to be just as good if not better than the ones we are more familiar with."
But seafood is not the only attraction. Regulars also come for New York strip, beef short ribs and several Mediterranean-inspired dishes that include house-made pasta.
When our tour group arrived, a delicious-smelling lamb sausage pizza liberally sprinkled with sun-dried tomatoes was being removed from a wood-burning pizza oven in the open kitchen.
I was so drawn to the menu, I returned that evening for dinner. I didn't venture into "lesser-known species of fish" territory, though. I ordered the pan-roasted mahi mahi with rock shrimp, which was served over rice pilau and drizzled with tomato butter. The fish was flaky and tender and lightly seasoned.
You can distinguish the tourists from the locals at Blossom because the locals know to request a table outdoors in the intimate courtyard, a corridor for soft breezes off the Charleston Harbor. But if the weather is inclement, indoor seating provides a view of Close's carefully choreographed culinary show in the exhibition kitchen.
As I lingered over coffee, I couldn't help but think of the first cup of coffee I drank that morning, thanks to Mama's Starbucks expedition. I experienced Southern hospitality in many forms while visiting Charleston, but it was Mama's gesture of going well beyond what's expected that I'll always remember.
Charleston is a graceful, refined city where you can depend on two things: the kindness of strangers and distinctive regional cuisine. It's home to many "Mamas," kind locals who consider it their duty to make sure visitors remember their city fondly.
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Courtyard Marriott
35 Lockwood Drive
Charleston, S.C. 29401
Culinary Tours of Charleston
40 N. Market St.
Charleston, S.C. 29402
Barbara Jean's
99 S. Market St.
Charleston, S.C. 29401
185 E. Bay St.
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Charleston Tea Plantation
6617 Maybank Highway
Wadmalaw Island, S.C. 29487
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If your travels take you to Charleston this year from March 1-4, visit the Charleston Wine and Food Festival in Marion Square. It features Southern cuisine, celebrity chefs and dozens of exciting events that celebrate the region's culinary history and culture.
To learn to cook a couple of Lowcountry dishes yourself, visit Charleston Cooks!, a cooking school that offers demonstration and participation classes.
Charleston Cooks!
194 E. Bay St.
Charleston, S.C. 29401
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Kilovolt Coffee: A new caffeine jolt in West Oakland
A new coffee shop has opened in West Oakland's Dogtown neighborhood, an area that locals believe is ripe for more food and drink destinations, the wildly popular Brown Sugar Kitchen notwithstanding.
Kilovolt Coffee, at 1829 Mandela Parkway, is co-owned by Ethan Ashley, a self-trained electrician with a background in home remodeling. Ashley identified a gap in the market when he moved to the neighborhood in 2008 and couldn't find a good cup of coffee, according to SF Weekly, which broke the news last month.
Kilovolt is located in the office part of a former steel equipment warehouse, and Ashley, who did much of the build-out himself, has run with the electricity theme for the décor, using old insulators from high voltage power lines as chandeliers, for instance. … Continue reading »
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DUENDE Definitely one of the most anticipated restaurant openings of the year, Duende is officially open for business. Former Oliveto chef Paul Canales is serving regional Spanish cuisine in downtown Oakland, next door to Flora. Eater got a peek at the adjoining bodega with the Spanish wine and sherry expert, Gerard Maristany. There will be Verve Coffee available in the mornings and imported olive oil, along with wine organized by country. Bottles from the bodega can be opened in the restaurant with a $12 corkage fee. Domestic wines, beers and a full bar will be available in the restaurant side of Duende. Duende, 468 19th St., Oakland; 510-893-0174. Bodega: Sunday to Monday and Wednesday to Thursday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Restaurant and bar: Sunday to Monday and Wednesday to Thursday, 5:30-10 p.m., Friday to Saturday, 5:30-11 p.m.
CAFFE VENEZIA Caffe Venezia, on University Avenue at Grant Street, will close before this summer after 33 years of operation in Berkeley. Owners Jeff Wizig and Roger Feuer are retiring and selling the business, the restaurant's manager said. A new owner plans to open a restaurant in the space eventually, but the lid is on precisely what it will be. Caffe Venezia, with its charming Venice street scene interior décor — fountains, balconies and washing lines included — has been a much-loved fixture on the local dining scene for generations of Berkeley families. Caffe Venezia's founder, John Solomon, was the inspiration behind the "How Berkeley Can You Be Parade" that marched along University once a year for 13 years, until it was canceled in 2009. Berkeleyside Nosh will have a fuller report looking at the history of the restaurant and its place in city life soon. [Hat-tip: James Carr] … Continue reading »
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Rib-sticking soul food: The original Oakland cuisine?
New restaurants are popping up like wildflowers in now hip Oakland neighborhoods like Temescal, Rockridge, and Uptown, and the foodie frenzy has descended on the city like a swarm of ravenous bees. But what many of these eaters forget is that Oakland has never lacked for good food, perhaps only Internet glamour. Tacos and barbeque are good bets for a taste of pre-hipster Oakland, but one of the best ways to eat in Oakland is a huge platter of soul food.
Arguably one of the few true American cooking styles, soul food is a multifaceted blend of cuisines borne in the Southeastern US. Most of the dishes one associates with soul food today could be traced directly to the resourcefulness of poverty-stricken slave cooking: pork scraps and fatback were used to flavor greens discarded from plantations and corn from the native soil. Ingredients like okra, sesame seeds, yams, and peanuts were introduced to the Southern American diet from direct imports from Africa, and techniques like alkalizing corn to make hominy grits were borrowed from the Native Americans scattered across the South. Frying in rendered lard was a cheap and easy method for cooking a filling meal, and it provided a convenient technique for preparing celebratory dishes like fried chicken when there was an abundance of food. … Continue reading »
Zagat San Francisco names 4 East Bay winners
Three Berkeley restaurants have been singled out for being the best in the Bay Area for particular types of cuisine. West Berkeley eatery 900 Grayson took the vote for "best burger," the Cheese Board Collective in the Gourmet Ghetto took the prize for "best pizza," and Ajanta on Solano Avenue was named best Indian restaurant.
The plaudits come in a newly released Zagat San Francisco Restaurants Survey which accompanies the publication of the restaurant guide's 2013 Bay Area edition. The survey covers 1,636 restaurants based on the combined opinions of 15,502 diners.
Only one other East Bay restaurant won for a type of cuisine: Oakland's Brown Sugar Kitchen for Cajun/Creole/Soul food. Also worthy of note: when Berkeleyside polled its readers for their choice of "best pizza in Berkeley," Gioia Pizzeria narrowly pipped the Cheese Board to the number one post. … Continue reading »
The Boston Globe loves Berkeley, or at least its food
I don't think most Berkeleyans take our wondrous food choices for granted, but if you've become blasé, take a gander at how a Boston writer reacts to the Gourmet Ghetto. That and some choice Oakland spots represent an "omnivore's dreamworld" for writer Patricia Borns.
"Food for pleasure, food for thought" she muses while sampling delicious treats at Chez Panisse, the Cheeseboard Collective, Ici Ice Cream, Adesso and the Brown Sugar Kitchen among many others.


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Huntsman Won't Attend Trump Debate, Bachmann on the Fence
So far, the Republican presidential field has been slow to jump on Donald Trump's latest bandwagon.
On Tuesday, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman rejected the invitation to participate in a Dec. 27 debate moderated by the media mogul and the conservative news organization Newsmax, while Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., said she was still on the fence. Of the seven candidates left in the GOP field, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is the only one so far to confirm his appearance at the debate in Des Moines, Iowa.
Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 10:40am
QUICK TAKE: 58 Die in Afghanistan Suicide Attacks Targeting Shiites
Three suicide bomb attacks in Afghanistan left at least 58 dead on Tuesday, the Ashura holy day observed by Shiite Muslims.
Various reports confirm that 54 were killed in Kabul when a bomber threw himself into a crowd that had gathered at Abul Fazl shrine to worship. Four were killed in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif and none died in the southern city of Kandahar where the attacker hid a bomb under a parked motorcycle.
Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 10:40am
Romney Has More Billionaire Donors than Any Opponent
More billionaires have donated to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney than to any of his opponents' campaigns, including that of President Obama.
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Former House Speaker and GOP presidential contender Newt Gingrich leads in the key early states of Iowa and South Carolina, according to two new polls that underscore that he is poised to claim two of the first three contests in the Republican presidential nominating process.
Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 9:40am
Planet Found That Might Be Able to Sustain Life
For the first time since its launch in 2009, NASA's Kepler spacecraft has confirmed the existence of a planet outside our solar system located firmly in a habitable-zone orbit around its sun, NASA announced on Monday.
The habitable zone is an area around a star in which the temperature on a planet's surface is just right for water, which is essential to life on Earth, to exist as a liquid. It's thought that if life exists outside our solar system, the habitable zone represents the best chance to find such life.
Posted: Monday, December 5, 2011 - 11:40pm
National Journal Congressional Connection Poll Topline Results Dec. 5, 2011
United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll, a national poll that tracks the public's priorities for Congress and Washington - and its opinions on the policies that Congress is debating.
Below are the topline results from the week's Congressional Connection poll.
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Posted: Monday, December 5, 2011 - 11:40pm
Public Wants Payroll Cut Even With Deficit
A majority of Americans support efforts to extend the payroll-tax cut despite concerns that an extension of the short-term reduction would increase the federal budget deficit. The public, though, is more divided on other economic issues facing Congress before the end of the year, according to a new United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll.
Posted: Monday, December 5, 2011 - 11:40pm
That Unemployment Drop
Forty years ago, high-end computer and audiotape manufacturer Memorex ran a classic television ad in which jazz great Ella Fitzgerald sings a high note and shatters a wine glass. Then her taped music plays with glass-shattering crystal clarity, and an announcer asks, "Is it live, or is it Memorex?"
Posted: Monday, December 5, 2011 - 11:40pm
Quayle to Endorse Romney
Former Vice President Dan Quayle will endorse Mitt Romney on Tuesday in Paradise Valley, Ariz.
Romney is scheduled to meet with supporters in Paradise Valley, near Phoenix, where Quayle has a home. Quayle's son, Republican Ben Quayle, is the district's freshman congressman.
Posted: Monday, December 5, 2011 - 8:40pm
In Debate Over Treatment Versus Screening, a Study Provides Some Data
Chemotherapy to treat breast cancer cuts the death rate from the disease by about a third overall globally, British researchers reported on Monday.
Chemo also reduces the death rate about the same no matter how big the tumor was or whether it had spread from the breast to nearby lymph nodes, the researchers reported in the Lancet medical journal. They looked at 123 different trials of 100,000 women with breast cancer, the No. 2 cancer killer of women after lung cancer.
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Dipping Our Toes in the Homeschool Pond
It's not easy adopting a lifestyle with which you have no prior experience.
My school years were comprised of public and Catholic schooling, and I graduated from a public university to teach in a public school. I have no idea what homeschooling actually looks like. I don't know what the first step of the first year will be. And, when I don't know, I tend to freak out a little bit. So, it might be too early to be starting my daughter with formal schooling, but I have to know if this is going to work for us, and I am hoping that by dipping our toes in, we will be a little less nervous if or when the time does come.
Somebody talk me down. I know that pushing school on a child at too early of an age can be very detrimental. I'm trying to just dabble. Maybe one or two "formal" things per month when I think about it. Earlier this week, the weather was beautiful, I took Ellen outside, and I drew letters on the driveway. I called out letters while she ran and hopped on them. That's harmless, right? But, I get freaked out: Is this what homeschooling looks like? What else do people do? What if I don't do it right? How do I start when it is time? I need a plan right.this.minute!
I spend time praying about if it is right for us. I read blogs and other moms' stories. I've visited moms during the day while they homeschool. I've even been to a conference. I'm a planner, and I am determined to feel as confident as possible before this all begins. And, I KNOW. She is two. I have plenty of time, and I need to enjoy the part of life we are in. And I am doing that. There isn't much harm in feeding my neurotic desire to research a bit, right?
So, help me out. Where are you on your journey? How did you feel when you first started? What do you wish you had known when you were in my position? What advice can you give me for staying informed and learning more while still enjoying the little years?
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Take a deep breath…I tell moms all the time you have been homeschooling since you conceived that child!!! I have been homeschooling for 24 years and love it. It is a lifestyle for our family not an educational choice per say. Things in the homeschooling arena are changing every day for the better…more resources, more support, more opportunities. So take one day at a time and read books to your kids (or have someone else do it) as much as possible! Enjoy your family and relax, the best lessons the children learn are the ones that come by day to day loving Christ and those HE puts in our path. Feel free to email me if you have any specific questions about homeschooling! +JMJ+ Sam
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I have a feeling I will be emailing you when the time does come! I am not shy with questions I almost wish I could have a mom come and stay with me for the first month!
Thank you for the encouragement!
You sound like me when I started homeschooling. I was very concerned about doing it "right" and afraid I would miss something or mess something up. I'm 3 years into in, and thank God he delivered me from those insecurities.
Just focus on loving your child, everything else will fall into place. Make the practice of your faith the focal point in your home and your child will develop the moral character God desires. Academics are good, but of less importance than moral development. Think on your own experience, how much do you remember from school? Your most important task is to help shape the person your child will become. Trust God to help you discern and teach what's necessary. God bless your family and home!
Yes! That is great advice. Thank you Now, can I pick your brain a bit more? What ways do you make Christ the center of your home? We say nightly prayers, say grace, go to Mass and other services, talk about Jesus, etc. Other ideas?
I'm a planner, too, and I never intended to homeschool. I also went to college for teaching and spent the years before I was a parent teaching other people's kids. I took the time before we started "officially" homeschooling for kindergarten to read as much as I could and just let that reading sit. It turned out to be pretty easy to tell what was "us" and what wasn't. Read the different methods and see what stands out to you…good or bad!…and go from there. The nice thing about gradually dipping your toes into the homeschool waters is that there is no pressure to figure it all out RIGHT NOW (though believe me-I understand that impulse!). You're doing great already. Sam's comment above is right on- you have been teaching Ellen since before she was born. Take a deep breath, follow Ellen's lead on the early stuff, and read lots and lots of books while you enjoy each other. You were made for this, Jenna.
"You were made for this, Jenna"
That comment actually inspired a lot of confidence in me. Maybe that sounds silly, but it did. I felt the Lord was saying it too. Thank you for that!
While I don't home school, it has always been in the back of my mind if Catholic school doesn't continue working out so great for our family. I sort of home school my kids in preschool, though. I feel like a lot of things that I do with my kids are just what you would do if you home school, though. Simple things like making letters out of playdough, drawing chalk, learning through reading and playing. I think you are doing a great job! Your child will tell you if you are pushing too much.
You're right! Even now, when I am trying to teach her something, I can tell when she isn't interested. She is very obvious about it. And, I need to take those cues. Thank you!
I've been homeschooling for 11 years. I never wanted to in the early days; my first child even went to public preschool. Then just before Kindergarten (I mean 2 days before registration), my husband said why don't we try homeschooling? So I had to jump in with no planning at all, and really not much enthusiasm. We barely made it to a seminar put on by the Christian homeschooling statewide group, 100 miles away, but it really helped. I am not a teacher by training or temperament, but now I feel I'm more of a one-on-one tutor. For your planning side, one thing I wish I had done all along is keep a list of all the books we read that we really liked. That's to help with possible future children, mostly, but also shows you a record of what you've actually done. For these early years, read to your daughter, play games (like jumping to letters on the driveway — yes! that is what homeschooling looks like!), go on "nature walks" around the neighborhood or park, and don't do anything too formal. She has a whole career ahead of her of formal schooling; right now she is learning all the time, with all the fun activities you do. One of the great things about homeschooling is tailoring the pace to your child's learning schedule. If things aren't working (tears, frustration), back off. The book is not in charge, you are. Also, it's so much easier to teach anything when the child is ready. I tried to teach my kids how to write their names early on, but they didn't seem to catch on or even want to try. Gradually I realized they would do it on their own when they were ready, first with one letter, then adding a few more, until they got it. I didn't teach them, they figured it out. (Of course I had examples of their names on the fridge and etc, but left it at that.) It's kind of similar with other things – think of subtraction with borrowing! Some kids get it in first grade, others you have to say, well, this is too much right now, but we're going to see it again in second grade, we'll come back to it. And I think it's great to read as much as you can about all different kinds of approaches, but make sure in the end you do what feels right for you and your family, and be prepared to change things that aren't working. Oh yes, I also wanted to mention this: once you start the more formal things, you have to try to put yourself it your child's place; specifically, remember this (whatever concept you're teaching) is new to her, and try several methods, using manipulatives and other things, to explain it. You already know it so it seems so obvious, but it's not obvious at all to her. At my house, we all love "edible math", using raisins, graham crackers, and (everybody's favorite) chocolate chips to teach subtraction or fractions or whatever.
When it comes down to it, you've already adopted a new lifestyle with no prior experience (having a child is sure a new lifestyle), and you are doing just fine. Like parenting in general, homeschooling is learn-as-you-go, on-the-job training. Sometimes it's not all that fun but you can see the benefits. You will often wonder if you're "doing it right" – even after 11 years. But as long as you're trying to help the child get to where God wants her, respecting her own gifts and challenges as God made her, you are probably "doing it right".
This is amazing and uplifting and perfect. Thank you for all of this! The more and more I read of other mom's testimonials, the stronger I feel. You are helping me more than you know!
Hey Jenna! We're about to finish up our 4th year in a few months. When I started, I just jumped right in and learning to swim. I have changed our pace and ideas about the "how-to" several times, but it all comes back to learning together. Sometimes it's been painful, most times it's been a joy and a perfect fit for our family. There are probably more ways to homeschool than you can imagine. Some love workbooks, some love online schooling, some love unschooling, so do it in between. We're an in-between family! I mostly follow the ideas in classical education, but we do a bit of unschooling (like now when everyone is passing germs, or when we want to go on a trip, or when there is a great opportunity not to be missed at a museum…)
I wouldn't change anything about our experience, because everything we have done has been a learning experience and helped me to find the best way to teach my kiddos.
Don't be scared! The hardest part is starting. Just do it.
So, tell me this: Can you think back to Day 1? Do you remember what you did or how you felt? I am imagining on Day 1 I won't feel like I did enough, and if she doesn't come out of it having learned something observable, I will feel disappointed. I KNOW that shouldn't be the case, so what would you do to combat those feelings?
I'm also a long time homeschooling mom (18 years). Keep a daily journal of what Ellen does, not just the schooly stuff. After a week, read it over and you'll see that she's learned many things. If you look for or "test" her on observable learning, you'll both end up stressed out. You can do this!
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Ooh. That is an interesting idea. Did you do this with your kids? Also, did you have a hard time convincing your husband to get on board with homeschooling?
So, I was one of those public/private school graduates who could NOT imagine homeschooling. Even said I'd never do it.
We're in year four of homeschooling now. Liana went to 3y/o preschool and everyday 4 y/o preschool just seemed like too much. Ten to be followed by all day kindergarten? That just seemed too long for a 5 y/o. So, my hesitant husband agreed to let me have 4 y/I preschool as my "trial period". We had a year to figure things out.
I bought a preschool curriculum….and used approximately one page (luckily it was a preschool/K curriculum, so we used a little more the next year!). We went places, we visited with friends, we hung out together and she helped me make food. We counted as we poured ingredients into bowls, I talked about halves whenever I cut something.
Remember that monologue you carried on through the grocery store when they were babies and you were teaching them object names and sentence structure? THAT'S homeschooling! You just keep talking and sharing the world. I use a curriculum from Catholic Heritage Curriculum (although we're not doing their math, we're doing Life if Fred) that has a four day week. I like the relaxed pace.
I still worry that I'm not doing enough or that I'm leaving some gaping holes, or that there's a better program and if I just kept researching I COULD KNOW EVERYTHING!
Then, I (try to) take a breath and remember the whole point. Heaven. Maybe Harvard too, but primarily Heaven. The second goal should be a love if learning. Because you won't teach her the whole world in 12 years. But you can help that spark stay alive for a lifetime.
Don't forget, homeschooling is about your sanctification too. I feel called to be a homeschooling mom and I know I gain just as much from our community and way of life as she does. Don't be afraid to reach out to homeschool communities and start paying those dues now to go to their field trips and gatherings. Surround yourself by families who are doing it. Make that your social scene (obviously you don't have to chuck your other friends!). Observe them, learn from them, set up play dates with them.
Current homeschoolers were really what convinced me to move from potential to actual homeschooler. I liked their kids. I saw what they had and I wanted it for my family.
Just let me know what month you'd like the girls and I to crash your place
"Then, I (try to) take a breath and remember the whole point. Heaven. Maybe Harvard too, but primarily Heaven."
This ^
I need to keep that in mind. Those words were rolling around in my head last night while I was trying to go to sleep too. Thank you for the reminder!
Oh man, my MIL would be great for you. Or maybe she would wig you out like she does me with her many, many resources and ideas and questions and answers. She is fabulous, but I am not really a planner and I just want to do what seems right for us and go at whatever pace feels good for the girls. That said, her book has helped lots of people out and I may have read one or two pages, and what i read was good:
I also was not home schooled and feel totally clueless, so lots of solidarity from here!
So, how does Mike feel about all of the homeschooling? Was he on board or did he have reservations?
My Mike definitely has reservations. He wants our kids to be geniuses – which, you know, would be great, but it's not my #1 goal.
I could have written this post a few years ago I joined our homeschool group when my oldest was two. B/c of my temperament, I do like having a curriculum for the basic subjects- even if we use it in an unschooly way. I am also a former teacher and I need a scope and sequence for each grade, even if I am going to substitute for books we don't want to read, explain the math concept in a different way etc. I just like to have it to give me a frame of reference for what they "should" know at approximately each grade level. I feel like it helps with the constant second guessing if I am "doing enough". That being said…. flexibility and humility have been (are) hard lessons for me to learn. I have had to be willing to get more or less structured to meet a child's needs. I have had to be willing to ditch things *I* liked that weren't a good fit. And I have had to consider school as an option for a child who might benefit from it. So, if I could go back to the beginning and talk to myself over again, I would say this: Read all the books and preview different curriculums for personal enjoyment and while thinking about my temperament and those of my kids. Join the homeschool group and go on field trips and playdates. Get a preK curriculum if you want to and gently introduce coloring, cutting, and holding a pencil correctly while reading lots of great books and living the liturgical year. But allow things to ebb and follow and enjoy yourself and your kids! Now I'm off to take my own advice
You and I sound so much alike. I love to have everything spelled out for me, and then as I get comfortable, I start to make changes and adjustments to fit our needs better. I'm sure that is how I am going to approach homeschool as well. Do you have any curriculums that you would recommend?
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Yay kindred homeschool spirits so everyone will tell you that you don't need to buy anything b/c there are tons of free printables, ideas on Pinterest etc. it is all true. But, I am just not on it enough to sift and sort and figure out what to do when etc. I prefer to saturate the environment with good books and games and movies and toys and let them explore as the background to everything. Just put out the globe, map, animal book and let them learn with their fingers. We have a subscription to abcmouse.com, some learning apps, and a few montessori things.
Re: curriculum… I really like Charlotte Mason and the living books approach and used Ambleside and Mater amabilis (free online curriculums) this year. But even with these, or creating your own CM or classical curriculum, you have to choose which materials to use for phonics, math, etc. And make the plans yourself- which started as fun and then… So I am looking at Memoria Press for next year.
I like the Handwriting without tears PreK book and they have some good free PDFs at their website about how to teach proper pencil grip. We are very happy with their crayons and pencils for little hands. Seton and Memoria Press both have PreK programs and MP's has lesson plans and a book list. Elizabeth Foss has great book lists at her website also. And the internet has great liturgical yr projects if you are crafty. If your daughter has good fine motor and likes handwriting and coloring then she might love workbooks. I like having them so I can say "hey let's try this" and gradually over time work through them. But I have so far had boys who need extra practice in the fine motor department and don't love workbooks. So I use them but don't stick rigidly to any program. You can always do stuff out loud or in other ways (love your chalk idea!). And don't be surprised if interest goes up and down. You really don't have to do anything. I didn't do much with my three year old this year. When he asked to "do school" I got the handwriting without tears crayons and showed him how to hold them. Then I gave him a coloring book, Kumon maze book and cutting book and scissors. When he feels like doing school he does. He is picking up letter sounds and recognition of letters and numbers from abcmouse. At 4.5 I will use the handwriting without tears book and a couple MEmoria Press workbooks to be more systematic about handwriting practice. I know so many people say not to start anything until K and I think they are right- unless your child really wants to or you are considering putting a child in school and need to keep close to a specific grade level.
Just some thoughts….. I am NOT an expert. My kids are still young. But it does sound like we have similar temperaments :). So hopefully this is helpful food for thought!
Hey Jenna! So excited you're thinking about homeschooling. I have 3 kids. The first two went to Catholic school, and the youngest we decided to homeschool. Now, the youngest is about the head off to college. I tear up thinking about it actually. All of my children are great–they all turned out terrific. But with my youngest, it was like I had the time with her. I was able to spend so much more time seeing her grow up, and instilling the Light of Jesus in her. Of course, there are drawbacks. It's important to work hard at socialization because I did find that my daughter felt "left out" at times. Overall, the most important thing, whether you decide on homeschooling or traditional school, is that YOU teach those Catholic values to your kids–as it sure seems you have been doing since the day they were born!
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I love that. You know, one time I heard a mom say that she thought it was unfair when people said that wanting to be with your children is a selfish reason to homeschool. She said, "I am their mother. I have the right to want to be with them."
It's so true. We only have so much time. I want it all.


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