Jimmy Fallon’s wife Nancy Juvonen brought homeschooling to a new level.On a special episode ofThe Tonight Show, marking one year since the show was forced to shoot remotely at Fallon’s home, the late-night host, 46, greeted viewersin front of a group of excited children.The at-home pod school is where his girls, Winnie and Franny, do their learning, along with the kindergarteners and first graders of neighbors and family friends.“It’s called the Barn School and it’s a New York curriculum school and they’re very good students and they’re very polite,” Fallon said during the opening of Friday’s episode. “Before it was a school, we did a show from here a year ago. And before it was the show, it was my home. So welcome to our show.“Speakingwith PEOPLE ahead of the episode, Fallon explained that Nancy took it upon herself to create the safe and productive place for their kids to learn.“Last spring, when they were on Zoom school, you can see they get distracted. You look away and a couple of minutes later they’re playing with dolls,” Fallon says.Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.So when the new school year rolled around and the talk showreturned to the studio in Manhattan, “My wifestarteda school,” he says.“We said, ‘Let’s just have a pod school with our neighbors and friends,’ so we got teachers and a principal and a teacher’s assistant and a curriculum from the school district, so yeah, it’s legit.“Fallon adds that they outfitted the school with old lockers from a high school and materials from eBay. “My wife went all out. We were so lucky to be able to pull it off.“Nancy Juvonen and Jimmy Fallon.Todd Williamson/GettyLast May, Fallon told PEOPLE thatNancy was the one keeping their at-homeTonight Showall together, coordinating the kids' schooling and keeping them occupied with art projects, while also running cameras, essentially helping to produce the show.“My wife is the brains behind this whole thing,” he said at the time. “She’s the production scout, the producer, the lighting person, the editor, the director. I could not do any of this without my wife. She is everything.”
Jimmy Fallon’s wife Nancy Juvonen brought homeschooling to a new level.
On a special episode ofThe Tonight Show, marking one year since the show was forced to shoot remotely at Fallon’s home, the late-night host, 46, greeted viewersin front of a group of excited children.
The at-home pod school is where his girls, Winnie and Franny, do their learning, along with the kindergarteners and first graders of neighbors and family friends.
“It’s called the Barn School and it’s a New York curriculum school and they’re very good students and they’re very polite,” Fallon said during the opening of Friday’s episode. “Before it was a school, we did a show from here a year ago. And before it was the show, it was my home. So welcome to our show.”
Speakingwith PEOPLE ahead of the episode, Fallon explained that Nancy took it upon herself to create the safe and productive place for their kids to learn.
“Last spring, when they were on Zoom school, you can see they get distracted. You look away and a couple of minutes later they’re playing with dolls,” Fallon says.
Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.
So when the new school year rolled around and the talk showreturned to the studio in Manhattan, “My wifestarteda school,” he says.
“We said, ‘Let’s just have a pod school with our neighbors and friends,’ so we got teachers and a principal and a teacher’s assistant and a curriculum from the school district, so yeah, it’s legit.”
Fallon adds that they outfitted the school with old lockers from a high school and materials from eBay. “My wife went all out. We were so lucky to be able to pull it off.”
Nancy Juvonen and Jimmy Fallon.Todd Williamson/Getty
Last May, Fallon told PEOPLE thatNancy was the one keeping their at-homeTonight Showall together, coordinating the kids' schooling and keeping them occupied with art projects, while also running cameras, essentially helping to produce the show.
“My wife is the brains behind this whole thing,” he said at the time. “She’s the production scout, the producer, the lighting person, the editor, the director. I could not do any of this without my wife. She is everything.”
source: people.com
