Sep 1, 2021 | Education, Elementary, Food & Nutrition, Food Allergies / Diets / Restrictions, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Preschool, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Angela Fuller Everyone, in one way or another, wants to be included, and as a society we encourage each other to be nice and include others. It sounds simple, right? However, for kids with food allergies, being included requires more than simply...
Aug 30, 2021 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, Education, Elementary, Health, Just for Moms, Middle School, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Christine Murray, Ph.D., LCMHC, LMFT Life has been filled with uncertainty since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but this back-to-school season seems to bring more uncertainties and questions than ever before for children and families. If you’re...
Aug 23, 2021 | Education, Elementary, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC As a parent, I am always amazed with the resilience in my kids. They will fall of the monkey bars and jump right back into action. Yet, I think it’s vital for us as parents to do our due diligence. Today, times are a bit...
Aug 9, 2021 | Children's Health & Wellness, Education, Elementary, From the Doctor, Health, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC Returning to the classroom after the summer break can be an anxiety-provoking transition for students. The more prepared our kids are, the better they will be with feeling calm in the classroom and addressing the...
Jul 25, 2021 | By Location, Education, Greensboro, Local Resources, Middle School, Private Schools, Sunday Spotlights, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing In today’s spotlight: YMCA Fall Sports Registration Greensboro Montessori School’s 4th – 8th Grade Open House Summer Bucket List YMCA Fall Sports Registration is Open! The new YMCA fall sports season begins...
Jul 10, 2021 | By Location, By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, Education, Greensboro, Health, High Point, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Ashley Mitchell, founder and Executive Director of Perfectly Imperfect Girls Perfectly Imperfect Girls is a North Carolina based nonprofit youth mentoring program started in August of 2020. We currently serve middle school and high school girls ages...
May 28, 2021 | By Location, Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Greensboro, High School & Beyond, Middle School
By Guest Blogger Amanda Carter, Noble Academy Head of School As this school year is winding down, it is incredible to look back and see how far we have come in the last 14 months. In May 2020 I had absolutely no idea if we would even have an in-person school year,...
May 13, 2021 | By Stage, Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Elementary Age, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Private Schools, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger SueAnn Howell With public schools closed to in-person learning for most of the past year, many families have turned to Catholic schools to keep their children’s education on track and in-person during the COVID-19 pandemic. Like many parents, Anne and...
Apr 6, 2021 | By Location, Education, Elementary, Greensboro, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Preschool, Private Schools
By Geoffrey Campbell, Strategic Initiatives Coordinator at Greensboro Day School The very act of creating “hope-filled” drawings, at the Pandemic’s onset, nurtured the well-being of the youngest children in extraordinary ways. The act of turning pictures into pages...
Mar 9, 2021 | By Location, Camps, Education, Elementary, Middle School, Private Schools, Recreation, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Jeff Turner, Director of Co-Curricular Programs at Summit School Summer is fast approaching! Most of us cannot wait for warmer weather and outdoor activities for our children. This summer will offer children more opportunities than the summer of 2020....
Feb 2, 2021 | Adults, By Stage, Education, Elementary, Elementary Age, High School & Beyond, Holidays, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschool
By TMoM Team Member Dennette Bailey Throughout history Black Americans have had their achievements ignored, but February, Black History Month, is designated as the month to ensure there will be some acknowledgment. It is an excellent opportunity to learn about the...
Jan 29, 2021 | Books, Supplies & Gear, By Stage, Education, Elementary Age, Middle School, Moms & Dads, Pop Culture, Books & Movies, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Ellen Bryant Lloyd As a long-time book lover, it is often difficult to select a group of books to recommend from the seemingly endless list of great titles from which to choose. Between wonderful classic titles and excellent new releases, I could...
Jan 26, 2021 | By Location, Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Greensboro, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Aimee Picon, Director of Educational Outreach “The student fell through the cracks.” “He was moved through the system without ever addressing the problem.” “She is in 8th grade now, but never really learned how to read.” As an educator of students...
Jan 22, 2021 | By Location, By Stage, Education, Elementary, Elementary Age, Greensboro, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Preschool, Private Schools, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Bloggers Susan Davis, Director of Communication and Marketing, and Geoff Campbell, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Greensboro Day School As parents turn their attention to the upcoming school year and choosing the right type of learning environment for...
Nov 30, 2020 | By Location, Education, Elementary, Greensboro, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Private Schools
By Guest Bloggers Bridget Gwinnett, Chair, Counseling Department; Tracie Catlett, Head of School; and Geoff Campbell, Director of Strategic Initiatives Do you think about your child’s well-being? We do, all of the time. We want our children to feel safe – able...
Nov 17, 2020 | By Location, Education, Elementary, High Point, High School & Beyond, Kernersville, Middle School, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Jason Shuler, Family Connect Pastor at Triad Baptist Christian Academy 2020 has been the worst. There, I said it. Everyone reading this already thinks it anyway, but now I’ve said it. 2020 has truly been the worst. The Apostle Paul wrote the book of...
Nov 4, 2020 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Preschool
By Guest Blogger Kelly Nichols, a local educator Will they go back? Should they go back? Why haven’t they already gone? Is it even safe? What do the latest numbers say? What does going back look like? What will happen? What chart are you consulting? Wait… did the CDC...
Oct 8, 2020 | By Location, Education, Elementary, Middle School, Private Schools, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Joan Mitchell, Ed.D., Redeemer School parent & Wake Forest University professor “When did you learn to read and write?” Each time I ask this question on the first day of our methods class, a group of future English teachers almost always looks at...
Sep 25, 2020 | Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Homeschooling, Just for Dads, Middle School, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Juan Santos M.S., CRC, LCMHC As a parent, watching my kids grow and learn during COVID, I can tell you that I am amazed and proud to see how they are navigating such difficult waters. Parenting and homeschooling a child with ADHD is a ball game of its...
Sep 23, 2020 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Humor, Middle School, Moms & Dads
By TMoM team member Kelly Hines Dear Principals Everywhere, First of all, let me say THANK YOU. For real, my gosh. This whole e-learning thing has really thrown a monkey wrench in everything, and I really appreciate all the teachers and staff have done to try to keep...
Sep 10, 2020 | Education, Elementary, Greensboro, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Preschool, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Susan Z. Davis, Director of Communication and Marketing, Greensboro Day School Greensboro Day School welcomed 771 students, age 2 through grade 12 to school on August 26 after completing the end of the 2019-20 school year in distance learning. This...
Sep 8, 2020 | Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Preschool
By Guest Bloggers Annie B Trent of Tackle Advocacy, and Kristin Bennett of Illumii The 2020-2021 school year has arrived, and many children are still attending school remotely. Lives have been turned upside down. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended routines and...
Sep 7, 2020 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Alyssa Tabacca, author of Driving the Big Van With a household of 4 eLearners trying to Zoom while a chatty preschooler and a puppy are constantly being shushed and begging for attention, I’m sure eLearning looks a little different for our family. In...
Aug 17, 2020 | By Stage, Education, Elementary, Elementary Age, Homeschooling, Middle School
By Guest Blogger Carrie Sockwell, author of Our Carolina Home Backpack, check. Lunch, check. School Supplies, check. First Day of School picture, check. Drop off at School……. I don’t know what that last check box will look like in your house, but the first day...
Aug 1, 2020 | Education, Elementary, Middle School, Preschool, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Julie Smith, a local Montessori educator “One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.” ~ Maria Montessori I walked into a Montessori classroom when I was fifteen years old and fell in love with this method of...
Jul 21, 2020 | By Location, By Stage, Education, Local Resources, Middle School, Non Profits, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Ally Ponte While it has been an undeniably hard year for our country and the world, many organizations and community leaders have been working tirelessly to combat problems caused by Covid-19 and a long history of systemic racism and social problems...
Jul 4, 2020 | By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, Education, Elementary, Elementary Age, Health, Middle School, Preschool, Toddlers & Preschool
By TMoM Team Member Dennette Bailey Happy 4th of July! It’s a great time to play games that are fun, yet helpful to children who need to learn useful skills for the classroom. When I was growing up there were some very popular games, which also happened to help...
Jun 21, 2020 | Crafts & Hobbies, Education, Elementary, Local Resources, Middle School, Non Profits, Preschool, Private Schools, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Katie Moosbrugger Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there! We have several items in today’s Sunday Spotlight we don’t want you to miss… ~ Körner’s Folly Online Resource Catalog ~ B’nai Shalom’s...
Jun 12, 2020 | Adult Education, Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Middle School, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Kelly Sipe, a local Kindergarten Teacher, and Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Coordinator Our current state of affairs seems heightened to some, and yet, the same as it has always been to others – depending on your life experiences and...
Jun 1, 2020 | Education, Elementary, From the Heart, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Moms & Dads, Preschool
By Guest Blogger Summer Riley I can still remember how heavy my arms felt as I laid my students’ spring writing in a semicircle around me at 5:29 on Friday the 13th of March. I was mourning that evening. After all their hard work writing and editing and giving...
