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(7) Seven Sisters - A Story to Tell

A Story to Tell.

Last week, a 7 Sisters teacher assigned one of her classes to make a “wordless picture book” of the kind they had been using ...
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Then and Now: a Year in Review

2014 has been a busy year at 7 Sisters Home. We were pushed beyond what we believed was possible for ourselves, ...
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Visit to the Doctor’s Office

We try to keep our hospital trips as few as possible. This means that if one girl has a chronic ...
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A few of our favorite things.

Our girls love to ask about favorite things. Ma’am, what’s your favorite color? Ma’am, what’s your favorite animal? Ma’am, what’s ...
7 Sisters International - Listen Close

Listen Close!

We’ve talked before about how important music is to our girls, but we thought you would enjoy actually listening to ...
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The Long Road Home

Last week we told you a bit about what girls experience when they arrive at Seven Sisters Home. This week, ...
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The First Week

We’ve gotten to share a lot about the fun things we get to do with our girls here at Seven ...
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Farewell: A Celebration Story

Whenever there’s a holiday or celebration at 7 Sisters Home, our girls like to put on a “program.” For Christmas, ...
7 Sisters International - A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life

Life at Seven Sisters Home isn’t always easy to describe. It’s loud and sweet and energetic and emotional and fun ...
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For Love of the Game

Our girls love to play games. When we go on outings, we pack bags and bags of badminton rackets, Frisbees, ...
7 Sisters International - Fun with Phonics

Fun with Phonics

Our girls know that school is a privilege. Of course there are days when we walk into the room for ...
7 Sisters International - How to Cycle

How to: Cycle

We have one girl in our home who doesn’t get excited about much. She likes to draw and craft, but ...
7 Sisters International - Hear Me Roar!

Hear Me Roar!

Ma’am, song! Oh-oh-oh-oh song! one girl excitedly shouts to every staff member she encounters. While these words look cryptic and ...
7 Sisters International - Give Us a Smile!

Give Us a Smile!

Some girls relax in the chair. Estimates show that 75% of Americans have at least some fear of going to ...
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Anupam Sharma // In Memoriam

On April 2, 2014, Anupam Sharma—a dear friend and colleague of Seven Sisters Home—was taken from us. He was with ...
7 Sisters International - The Knack for Crafts

The Knack for Crafts

You can tell a lot about a person by the way she colors. One girl picks a palate and then ...
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Blog Archive

September 16, 2013 Our staff has been put to the test over the past few weeks as we received several new girls ...