Clare Bonn
Blackbird & Company

Speaking Topic:
Blackbird & Company -Read Well. Right Well. Think Well!
Description of class:
Reading. Writing. Thinking.
The 3 fundamental tools required for every school subject……And beyond!
Blackbird & Company’s comprehensive K-12 language arts curriculum is designed to inspire students and empower teachers. Ultimately, language arts is about much more than reading and writing, it is about thinking and communicating, it is about core life-skills.
With Blackbird & Company, your students will joyfully learn to share their thoughts, stories, and ideas through the written word. Whether studying great literature, crafting original sentences, paragraphs, or essays, exploring larger than life people, or researching the wide world of science, students will steadily acquire the skills that every person needs in order to thrive—the ability to think creatively and logically, and to communicate with heart and mind.
Take flight with Blackbird & Company!
About:
Clare Bonn graduated from Cal State Long Beach with a BA in Sociology. She has worked over 22 years with school age children in childcare, recreational classes and in the classroom. She taught at Waterhouse Guild for 3 years utilizing Blackbird & Company materials. She has taught online for 5 years. She believes every child’s voice should be heard, unique gifts valued, and learning differences embraced. Clare had three differently-abled children who all learned to tap into their giftedness through writing using Blackbird & Company Curriculum. You can find Clare most of the time running, walking her dog, or reading a good book.
