Summer reading. For years, the bane of high school students’ summers, today, middle schools and even elementary schools have added lengthy, mandatory summer reading lists. Haven’t started on your list yet? No worries! No matter whether you’ve been assigned The...
With the first day of school just a few weeks away, parents everywhere are beginning the annual “Back to School Scramble.” Frantic and frazzled parents ask, where is the school supplies list? Do you need a new backpack? Yikes! Do any of your clothes from last year...
Was the school year a success for your child? Or, is there a real need for improvement? If intervention is required, summer offers an exceptional opportunity, away from the hustle and bustle of the school year, to conduct psycho-educational evaluations. These tests...
According to author Laura Lewis Brown in The Benefits of Music Education for PBS, “Research has found that learning music facilitates learning other subjects and enhances skills that children inevitably use in other areas.” And, music teaches many other value lessons...
Begin as you mean to go on. Good advice for life. Great advice for the start of school. And, although our children would like to believe otherwise, another school year is just around the corner! Setting a positive tone for a successful school year is essential. So,...
Mandela Day is an annual, global call to action for citizens of the world to take up the challenge and follow in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela, a man who transformed his life, served his country, and freed his people. And, this July 18 marks 100 years since the...
