Tag Archives: cluster meeting

Safety Meeting in November

When moving to another country, a person isn’t always aware of how to stay safe, or how to keep others safe. In addition to staying safe themselves, au pairs have the additional responsibility of keeping their host children safe.  We were fortunate to be able to have a Montgomery County police officer speak to nearly 70 au pairs in this multi-cluster meeting. We discussed winter driving, car seats, road rules and driving rules in Maryland. We also discussed personal safety for the au pairs.

Montgomery County Police Officer presenting to the au pairs

Montgomery County Police Officer presenting to the au pairs

October Cluster Meetings

We were able to squeeze in two meetings this month. I missed seeing the au pairs so I baked some chocolate muffins and invited them to our local Starbucks for coffee, muffins and a chat.  The government was shut down and it was pouring outside…but we were nice and cozy!

Starbucks

Starbucks

Our second cluster meeting was a huge multi-cluster Scavenger Hunt at the National Zoo which had to be delayed because of the government shut-down. Thankfully, we had a beautiful sunny day!

Cluster girls

Cluster girls

Zoo girls

Zoo girls

July Cluster Meeting

We are fortunate to have so many different places nearby and so many different activities we can take advantage of.  For our July  Cluster Meeting, we visited the Potomac Massage Institute and participated in an Essential Oils Workshop. We learned about, and tested out many different types of essentials oils that can be used to cure all sorts of ailments.

July Cluster Meeting

July Cluster Meeting

June Cluster Meeting

For our June Cluster meeting, we were going to meet at the local community pool, but as it often happens in this area, the weather was not cooperating. So we ended up moving the meeting to my house. It was wonderful to catch up with some of the au pairs!

June Cluster Meeting

June Cluster Meeting