Kid-Free Holiday Options

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Originally published in TEACH Magazine, May/June 2019 Issue

When Elizabeth-Ann Rowlison and some friends decided to take a vacation last spring, they opted to go kid-free.

“I am dealing with 150 kids a day, with the whole range—from very wonderful to less wonderful kids,” says Rowlison, a theater and music teacher at Bell Middle School in Golden, CO. “When I thought about going on vacation, it seemed like it would be a lot more relaxing if the adults could just be responsible for themselves.”

She’s not alone. For teachers who spend all their professional time surrounded by the K–12 crowd, an adult-only vacation destination may be just what is required to recharge the batteries.

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