Earlier this month, we visited Northern Greece — Meteora, Metsovo and Zagori, the mountain province featuring Vikos Gorge and lots of quaint villages. It was a great trip but we had to plan most of it on the go, for lack of online resources in English, so here I am creating one :) — Northern Greece makes for a great spring or autumn vacation for couples, friends and families. It’s dotted with cute villages, each surrounded by trails in different levels of difficulty. The villages are small so I recommend booking lodgings in advance — which requires planning your route as well. Trails and…

Empower — to promote the self-actualization or influence of (merriam webster) If you’re living in the 21st century you must have heard about women’s empowerment. If you are a woman, you’ve probably been invited to an event or received an article on this topic. Those invitations or articles were probably full of other superlatives like personal development, elevation and…

Do you even remember a time when Facebook and Twitter didn’t exist? These days, social media is everywhere and impossible to ignore. It’s great that there are so many ways to communicate, but sometimes it can get a bit overwhelming and difficult to know if you’re doing it right. So here is a list of ways to get the most out of social media and to communicate more effectively with your community! —

Whether you have an exciting update or a meaningful message; it’s important to make sure your ideas are understood and appreciated by all of your readers. Read ahead to learn the best ways to create a message that is both personal and universal. — As an educator, you have a very diverse group of readers, specifically when you audience is a parent. These readers come from different backgrounds and have their own preferences for how they view and absorb information. For example, some prefer to check emails on the phone and some on their…

If you have any experience creating content, you know how hard it can be to find good quality free images. Images from Google are usually copyrighted, good stock images are expensive…so where does that leave you? We’ve put together a comprehensive list of sources for free images to help your content shine. — Whether you’re writing a blog, updating your website or sending a newsletter — images are a must for making your content engaging. The problem is, good quality images that match your great content are usually pricey and are hard to find. The good news is, I’ve done most of the…

Having trouble getting your audience to read your informative messages? Follow these tips to get even the busiest of parents to read your emails! Why mobile matters Today, everyone has mobile phones and they are becoming increasingly functional in our daily lives. According to TechCrunch, 75% of Gmail users access their accounts via…

Always looking for some extra educational activities to help supplement your lesson plans? We’ve collected some online tools and resources to help inspire you and take your teaching to the next level — in class and at home! Get inspired Wish you could take your students to more museums, explore our galaxy…