Transformative Giving
Elliott Zuckerman Self-portrait as Landscape #1. 1999 By Alexandra Fotos Last year, Touchstones received an extraordinary gift from the estate of Elliott
Adapting to a Remote- Access World
By Abraham Zhao The staff at Touchstones is hard at work making necessary transitions in this new educational environment online. Some teachers we have
Reflections from Within
By Jenn Macris Fyodor Dostoyevsky famously wrote that “the degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.” Recently I
Honoring the Legacy of Geoffrey J. Comber
Last November, Touchstones received the very sad news that one of the founders of the Touchstones Discussion Project had passed away. Geoffrey J. Comber
Our Approach to Uncertainty
By Stefanie Takacs We at Touchstones are well-versed in and quite comfortable with situations of high uncertainty—what is more unpredictable than a Touchstones workshop
Reinventing Home with Veterans
An Interview With Howard Zeiderman I understand you’re getting ready to release the newest Touchstones program volume. Tell me a little about it. This
Summer In The Park
By Sean Hutzell Touchstones kicked off the school year with one last day of fun in the sun at Sandy Point Park in Annapolis,
Educational Outreach and Teacher Development
Teachers reflect on active learning as they begin a Touchstones workshop at a Montessori conference in Charleston, SC. One way the Touchstones
Marriage of True Minds
By Liam Dempsey Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare begins with the famous line, “Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments.”
Supporting Anne Arundel County’s Women and Families
By Jenn Macris Touchstones is honored to receive a 2019 grant from the local Annapolis-area giving circle, Anne Arundel Women Giving Together, a “philanthropic
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