Episodes

MyTurn PSA

Dr. Aimee Sisson, Yolo County Health Officer talked about transitioning to California's new MyTurn vaccine registration platform, and how to sign up.

To register go to MyTurn.ca.gov or call 1-833-422-4255

For more information about the COVID-19 vaccine process

yolocounty.org/coronavirus-vaccine

On March 5, the Vanguard had a discussion panel on Yolo County Ethnic Studies Public Forum.

The discussion covered:

– What Ethnic Studies (ES) is and is not, from historical and academic perspectives;

– Why Ethnic Studies is needed in our schools and consequently in our communities;

– Updates on efforts to bring ES to schools in the county;

– Challenges in the work to bring ES to schools, and suggested solutions or steps to take (from the perspective of the panelists, including DJUSD educators);

Autumn Labbe- Renault interviews Lorie Hammond, Author and Alexandra Hammond, Illustrator of the book Growing Whole Children in the Garden.

growingwholechildren.com

Topics discussed: describe Peregrine School, how the idea for the book came along, the process of mother-daughter collaboration, what the book is about, and what they hope the book accomplishes/who it reaches.

Recorded 03/10/2021

We hear a lot about teen bullying, but this research from the University of California, Davis, is new: It says most such bullying occurs among peers climbing the social ladder, and the “highest rates of bullying occur between friends, and between friends of friends.” As if junior high weren’t difficult enough.