This oral history interview is an intimate conversation between two people, both of whom have generously agreed to share this recording with Oral History Summer School, and with you. Please listen in the spirit with which this was shared.

This interview is hereby made available for research purposes only. For additional uses (radio and other media, music, internet), please inquire about permissions.

All rights are reserved by Oral History Summer School.

Researchers will understand that:

  • Oral History Summer School abides by the General Principles & Best Practices for Oral History as agreed upon by the Oral History Association (2018) and expects that use of this material will be done with respect for these professional ethics.
  • Unless verbal patterns are germane to your scholarly work, when quoting from this material researchers are encouraged to correct the grammar and make other modifications maintaining the flavor of the narrator’s speech while editing the material for the standards of print.
  • All citations must be attributed to Oral History Summer School:
    Narrator’s Name, Oral history interview, YYYY, Oral History Summer School
Library

Alanna Navitski

Location:

Remote

Recorded by

Liam McBain

Summary:

This interview with Alanna Navitski took place via Zoom on August 29, 2020. Alanna is the director of a small, experimental early childhood school called Catskill Wheelhouse, in Green County, NY. In this interview, Alanna talks about her role as Director of Catskill Wheelhouse and her process of planning the upcoming school year during the COVID-19 pandemic. She talks about the details of the plan, its collective formation, and her uncertainty about the future of this fall. Alanna describes feeling abandoned by her licensers, but through those failures, she has been excited by the creative opportunities within the challenges she is facing. She feels good about the program's adherence to its goals and would like to reach a state of collective leadership for both the kids and adults involved in the program.

Interviewer Bio:

Liam McBain is an associate producer for NPR's It's Been a Minute. He's also on a mission to read 100 books this year.

Additional Info:
Interview language(s):
English
Audio quality:
Medium

Audio Quality Scale

Low - There is some background noise and the narrator is hard to hear.

Medium - There is background noise, but the narrator is audible.

High - There is little background noise and the narrator is audible.

This interview is hereby made available for research purposes only. For additional uses (radio and other media, music, internet), please click here to inquire about permissions.

Part of this interview may be played in a radio broadcast or podcast.