For many students, back-to-school time will not involve leaving the home this year. Parents and kids alike must now navigate our brave new world through online portals. It is a new experience for most of us, and it will likely be both nerve-racking and frustrating at times. But these unique challenges will also give rise to unique solutions and creativity.

Southridge area branch manager Carolyn Lyrenmann is offering to host a weekly discussion for employees to connect and discuss school-related challenges and solutions, and to provide peer support to one another as we begin life as part-time educators.

The meetings will be employee-led and include discussion of specific topics and resources, as well as an open forum period. They will take place via Zoom, on Thursday nights from 7 to 7:30 p.m., starting next Thursday, September 10.

If you are interested in learning new strategies and sharing what has worked for your family (and what hasn’t) so that we can all learn from each other, please email Carolyn at clyrenmann@northshorebank.com. Once we have an idea of how many people are interested, we will proceed from there.