Thank you for being safe and staying at home!

 

Here are some ideas for using your time meaningfully during this period:

Academic Games & Study Tools

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• Keep your reading skills sharp with Read to Lead.

• Share the books you are reading and make a list of books you want to read with GoodReads.

• Supplement your learning with PBS Learning.

• Watch a few TED Talks!

• Learn a new language or brush up your language skills with the Duolingo app.

• Practice typing and learn song lyrics! 

• Practice typing with keybr! 

• Comedy shows meant to inform: Caveat.

• BrainPop is still really fun. 

• Google Arts & Culture have teamed up with over 500 museums and galleries around the world to bring everyone virtual tours.

 

Free Online Classes

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• Ranging from beginner’s sketching to online marketing, check out these 45 different opportunities for free classes online!

• Explore 450 Ivy League courses you can take online right now for free!

• Take Yale’s most popular undergraduate class on The Science of Wellbeing online for free.

 

Helping Your Community

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• Learn about mutual aid networks.

• Find a local mutual aid network and figure out how you can help. 

• Connect with young people across the country to fight climate change and take action with the Sunrise Movement.

• Apply for a grant and training to help your local community! Peace First Rapid Response Grants 

 

Staying Active & Mindful

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• Download a meditation app like Headspace to practice mindfulness and stay centered.

• Get some ideas for staying healthy and active during coronavirus from the New York Times.

• Yoga! 

• Try this mental health and wellness app Atlas.

• Journal with creative writing prompts.

• Want to feel like a K-Pop Star? Watch some dance tutorials.

• Work on real-world finance skills.

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For Younger Siblings

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• Tools to explain what a virus is to younger loved ones on PBS Kids.

• Test out coding here!

• Yoga for little ones. 

• Check out Mystery Science, which features videos such as Why Are Baby Animals So Cute?

• Read National Geographic Kids.

• BrainPop is the best.

• Podcasts for little ones. 

• Audible is free for kids for as long as schools are closed!  

• #MoLunchDoodles.