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Homegirl NationHomegirl Nation#39 Emily Hampshire | Fitting InToday’s guest is none other than Emily Hampshire.  The Montreal native may have rose to new heights when Schitt’s Creek became a household hit and name during the pandemic but it was no overnight success for her - no no no - like a lot of successful talents out there, Emily started the creative hustle younge at 16 when she moved to Toronto to pursue her passion for acting.  Since then, she’s racked up over 90 acting credits credits to her name which includes her latest, Fitting In.  This film delv...2024-02-0113 minSmall TalkSmall TalkSmall Talk Teacher Feature - Liz SalegumbaLiz Salegumba joins us for this episode of Teacher Feature and shares about growing up in Vienna and Manila, what sets Avenues apart from other schools, and how she approaches classroom teaching and learning with her young students.2022-03-0745 minSmall TalkSmall TalkSmall Talk Teacher Feature - Veronica QuirogaJoni us as we chat with Small World teacher Veronica Quiroga about her roots as a native speaker of Spanish, her reflections on teaching at Avenues, and what she hopes her students will remember from their year in her class.2022-02-2851 minSmall TalkSmall TalkSmall Talk Teacher Feature - Yifan CuiWe hear from Small World teacher Yifan Cui about her experiences growing up in Ningbo, China, studying early education in New York City at NYU and Teachers College, and her first year teaching at Avenues.2022-02-2242 minSmall TalkSmall TalkSmall Talk Teacher Feature - Jazmin EspinozaSmall World teacher Jazmin Espinoza shares with listeners about her journey into early education, provides insight into teacher training, and celebrates all the rich nuances of classroom life.2022-02-1438 minSmall TalkSmall TalkSmall Talk for Families - Jazmin Espinoza (Part 1 of 2)In this episode, we chat with Small World Spanish immersion teacher Jazmin Espinoza about her path to teaching, how she came to be a true multilingual, and the personalities of her three different groups of students.2020-03-2516 minSmall TalkSmall TalkSmall Talk for Families - Jazmin Espinoza (Part 2 of 2)Jazmin Espinoza, Spanish immersion teacher in Small World, chats with us about what teaching Spanish immersion is like in the classroom, what astonishes her about her students' abilities, and what she she hopes she is remembered for.  2020-03-2515 minSmall TalkSmall TalkSmall Talk for Faculty - Kevin Murungi (Part 3 of 3)Kevin Murungi, Director of the Global Journeys program at Avenues New York, shares about the challenges of his role, which Avenues Valued Behavior is most important in his work, and what long-held beliefs he wishes to change within humanitarian agencies and human rights organizations.2020-03-0512 minSmall TalkSmall TalkSmall Talk for Faculty - Kevin Murungi (Part 2 of 3)Listen in as Director of Global Journeys Kevin Murungi shares with us the one word he will not use in the program, what students do while abroad with Global Journeys, and his favorite locations traveled by Avenues students.2020-03-0522 minSmall TalkSmall TalkSmall Talk for Faculty - Kevin Murungi (Part 1 of 3)Director of Global Journeys at Avenues New York Kevin Murungi shares about the work of the Global Journeys program at Avenues, how their programs are developed for ethical and sustainable cross-cultural connections, and his background and what brought him to New York City and Avenues from Nairobi, Kenya.2020-03-0514 minSmall TalkSmall TalkSmall Talk for Families - Keren Liu (Part 2 of 2)Small World teacher Keren Liu shares about the most rewarding and challenging parts of being in the classroom, lets us in on what she really wants all parents of preschoolers to know, and tells us about the epiphany she had about becoming a first-time parent.2020-03-0513 minSmall TalkSmall TalkSmall Talk for Families - Keren Liu (Part 1 of 2)Listen in as Small World teacher Keren Liu shares about the personalities of her three different classes, her proudest moment in the classroom so far, and what the students continue to work on at this time of the year.2020-03-0512 minSmall TalkSmall TalkSmall Talk for Faculty - Dr. Evan Glazer (Part 2 of 2)Dr. Glazer shares what it is like being an Avenues parent, which Valued Behavior speaks to him the most, and what is his "fallback career!"2020-02-2622 minSmall TalkSmall TalkSmall Talk for Faculty - Dr. Evan Glazer (Part 1 of 2)Listen in as Avenues New York Head of School Dr. Evan Glazer shares with us about which classes he still teaches at Avenues, what brought him to our school three years ago, and what he really wants everyone to know about him. 2020-02-2622 minSmall TalkSmall TalkSmall Talk for Families - Valdelena NobreWe chat with Small World teacher Valdelena Nobre about how the Small World children have grown this year, the unique perspective she offers as both a parent and an early childhood educator, and the one place in the world she wishes to visit!2020-02-2613 minTapped PodTapped PodOscars 2018: The Winner Is!We've got a very special Oscars 2018 episode taped LIVE right after the 90th Annual Academy Awards! It took almost 4 hours to squeeze 90 years of Hollywood history into one broadcast, hosted again by ABC's Jimmy Kimmel. We've got major spoilers, so if you haven't seen the show or many of the movies - beware. There's plenty of love for Rita Moreno, Frances McDormand, Jordan Peele, Guillermo del Toro, Tiffany Haddish and more. #InclusionRider #Oscars2018-03-0539 min