We had a full house for our Cluster Holiday Party on Sunday, December 12. Below is a photo of the au pairs modeling their “I Love DC” t-shirts I gave them. Read More
Holiday Party
2011 Sojourner Douglass Weekend Courses
I have had lots of au pairs take the Sojourner Douglass weekend courses and they have been very pleased. They have told me that the instructors and staff are helpful and professional, the courses are interesting and the facilities are nice. Below you will find information on their upcoming course offerings. Sojourner Douglass College, Division Read More
New Education Links Added
It’s time to start thinking about what you will do for the winter semester (starts in January.) Don’t wait until the last minute or the class you want could be fully enrolled. Check out the new links under education options. There are great options for everyone in our cluster. If you scroll your mouse across the Read More
Women's Business Leadership Course – Winter Semester
Sis-U International is a seminar series developed exclusively for Au Pairs and cultural exchange students by Kathy Korman Frey, faculty at the George Washington University School of Business, Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence. Who takes the class? Au Pairs and cultural exchange students of all different backgrounds. All students want to: Read More
Happy Hanukkah
Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is one of the most joyous times of the Jewish year. The reason for the celebration is twofold (both dating back to c. 165 BC and the miraculous military victory of the small, ill-equipped Jewish army over the ruling Greek Syrians, who had banned the Jewish religion and desecrated Read More
Naval Academy Football Game
On Saturday, November 13 we joined an au pair cluster from Virginia for a Naval Academy Football game against Central Michigan. For most of the au pairs, it was their first America football game. I think many of them felt like I did… It was great in the beginning with the midshipmen marching on the field, Read More
Charity Event a Huge Success!!!
On Sunday, November 7, we had a lot of fun for a good cause. Thirteen au pairs from our cluster worked together to make 393 servings of snack mix for the DC Central Kitchen. The only reason they stopped there was we ran out of cereal and pretzels. So, I bought some more cereal on Read More
Beautiful Day at the Pumpkin Patch!
I want to thank all the au pairs and host families who joined me for our Annual Pumpkin Patch Cluster Meeting at Queen Anne Farm. We had beautiful weather and lots of pumpkins to choose from. Update: The group photo was published in the Bowie Blade Newspaper on 10/21/2010. Pick up your copy at the Read More
National Geographic World Animal Day
This sounds like a great event taking place on Saturday, October 16, 10 am-3pm at the National Geographic Museum. The cost is FREE. Join the Museum and National Geographic Kids for a fun-filled day of family activities to celebrate, observe, and learn about our favorite animal friends! Read More
Fantastic Day at International Festival
We participated in the City of Bowie International Festival at Allen Pond Park on Saturday, October 2, 2010. We had beautiful weather, fabulously talented au pairs and lots of eager children ready to try our activities. Some of our activities were: painting flags on the children’s hands, creating beaded bracelets, doing geography games and showing Read More