Mar 1, 2018 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Private Schools, Teens & Tweens, Winston-Salem
By Nathan Battle, Director of Entrepreneurship at Forsyth Country Day School “What did you learn at school today?” It’s a basic enough question, and one we’ve all probably asked and answered many times in our lives. But what answers are we hoping for? A new vocabulary...
Feb 13, 2018 | By Location, Education, Elementary, Elementary Age, Greensboro, Middle School, Preschool, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Kelen Walker, Admission Director, Canterbury School As the admission director at an independent school, I believe that independent schools offer an outstanding education that’s worth the cost. I’m also the mom of a first grader and a fourth grader,...
Jan 26, 2018 | Education, Elementary, Elementary Age, Middle School, Private Schools, Teens & Tweens, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Melissa Kinsley, St. Leo Director, Communications & Admissions As you look for a school for your child and sift through the various options available to you, does your list of “must haves” include “happiness?” Sonja Lyubomirsky in the How of...
Jan 9, 2018 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Private Schools, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Frank Brown, Director of Diversity, Inclusion & Outreach at Forsyth Country Day School Does talking about race make you uncomfortable? You’re not alone. From an early age, we’re taught that some topics simply aren’t polite to discuss – race,...
Jan 5, 2018 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Kristen Daukas You never know exactly when it happens. It just does. From the day she started school, your daughter has always had a big circle of friends and plenty of play dates. Then, one day it just seems that she doesn’t want to be around the...
Nov 25, 2017 | Education, Elementary, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Lisa Doss Over the past couple of years, I have found myself instilling the same message in my daughter, as I once said to my middle school students: “Any assignment that has your name on it, represents you, your hard work, and character.” Together,...
Nov 21, 2017 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Priscilla St. John, Director of Publications & Special Projects at FCDS You send your kids to a good school, you check their homework, you may even help them study for tests. But are you really helping them learn? Dr. Michelle Klosterman, a...
Oct 26, 2017 | Education, Elementary, Middle School, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Joanne M. Brown, Principal of St. Leo Catholic School As a parent, my greatest joy and my biggest dilemma was recognizing my children were not just like all the rest of the children in their classrooms. I saw my sons having unique talents and...
Oct 12, 2017 | Books, Supplies & Gear, Education, Elementary, Elementary Age, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Private Schools, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Deneane Davis, Lower School Head, The Piedmont School It took about 4 years of teaching kindergarten before I realized the boys in my class were bored with my favorite fairy tales with princesses who lived happily ever after. However, they were...
Aug 25, 2017 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children
By Rachel Hoeing We hope your children are ready for a terrific 2017 – 2018 school year! Whether your child is in preschool or high school, we have a helpful post for you today. We ran this a few years ago, but had requests to run it again. Please take a read...
Aug 16, 2017 | Education, Elementary, From the Heart, High School & Beyond, Homeschooling, Middle School, Moms & Dads, Preschool
By Laura Simon I’ll start with a confession. I’m an unapologetic book-sniffer. It’s one of the reasons I struggle use the library like I should…library books don’t emit that delicious blend of new paper, ink, and glue. I suppose that means I’m an olfactory person: so...
Jul 7, 2017 | Education, Elementary, Family Time, High School & Beyond, Homeschooling, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Kelly Nichols Our world is fast-paced and ever-changing. While that is often positive and productive, moving forward rapidly can leave holes in us as people (especially in young people). As an elementary school teacher, I see children who possess such...
Jun 26, 2017 | Education, High School & Beyond, Middle School
By Guest Blogger Rase McCray, Library Associate at High Point Public Library On that last day of school each year, most teens are ready to “check out” for the summer—and plenty of them do exactly that. As a result, teachers feel as if some of their students are...
Jun 21, 2017 | Education, Hot Topics, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Tweens & Teens
By Anonymous My son just finished 8th grade and will be moving on to high school next year. His middle school years were what most would call predictable. He made lots of friends, played new sports, talked too much in class, enjoyed many Xbox games, participated in...
Apr 25, 2017 | Books, Supplies & Gear, Education, Health, High School & Beyond, Hot Topics, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Safety, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon If you have a teen – or even a preteen – you’ve likely heard of a new Netflix series called 13 Reasons Why. The series, like the book by Jay Asher on which it’s based, follows the suicide of a teenage girl named Hannah. Before her death,...
Apr 17, 2017 | Books, Supplies & Gear, Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Middle School, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Barb Kilpatrick, faculty member at Noble Academy “Coding is the new literacy. To thrive in tomorrow’s society, young people must learn to design, create and express themselves with digital technologies.” – Mitchel Resnick, a media arts and...
Apr 5, 2017 | Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary, Middle School
By Guest Blogger Adrian Greene In my ten-plus years of working with exceptional children in the public school system, one issue that I find recurrent year after year is that of students who struggle with behavior and attention issues. Most of my experience with this...
Mar 28, 2017 | Education, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Jen Oleniczak Brown, local improv extraordinaire I’ve been teaching improvisational comedy to people ages 3.5 to 75 for almost half my life (and I’m not in my 20s anymore!) About half of my students are in PreK-12th and (secretly) are some...
Jan 30, 2017 | Child Care Facilities & Programs, Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Whitney Barnard It’s 2017, and screen time is more than just TV. It’s computers, tablets, phones, and geez, now even watches! The best way to control your child’s screen time is to add it to your daily list of activities, just like...
Dec 28, 2016 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Homeschooling, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Private Schools, Raising Children
By Guest Bloggers Devon Davis and Bekah Sidden Counselors Devon Davis and Bekah Sidden teamed up a few years ago to present “Raising Resilient Children: Helping Our Kids Achieve Their Goals in the Face of Life’s Obstacles.” They spoke as part of Summit School’s...
Oct 24, 2016 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Julie Galloway, marketing and communications (and a mother of a Kindergartner) at Calvary Day School Kindergarten . . . public school, private school, magnet school, homeschool?? Evaluating your options for education can be very difficult and...
Oct 22, 2016 | Books, Supplies & Gear, Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Tutoring
By: Bill Tessien, Executive Director at A Step Ahead Academic Center Many students dread taking tests. And most may not even think about the best way to approach a test. However, there are best practices for test taking. To set up your student for success make sure he...
Oct 20, 2016 | Education, Elementary, Middle School, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Caroline Cochrane, Redeemer School Parent We have been a Redeemer School family since 2003, when we moved to Winston-Salem from Virginia. Soon after we enrolled our first born, a kindergartner at the time, we started to hear about these mysterious...
Oct 14, 2016 | Education, Elementary, Middle School, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Mrs. Joanne M. Brown, St. Leo Catholic School Principal Supporting Your Child’s Potential by Nurturing a Growth Mindset Report card day. What kind of feelings does that stir up for you? For me, there was always a bit of nervous excitement mixed with...
Sep 17, 2016 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Tutoring
By Guest Blogger Bill Tessien, Executive Director at A Step Ahead Academic Center Oftentimes parents know that their student doesn’t love school or doesn’t do well in a certain subject, but they may not know how to help. We see it happen regularly. A child comes in...
Sep 14, 2016 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon School has been in session for a few weeks now. Our kids are learning their schedules, getting to know their teachers, and finding a level of comfort in their new classrooms. This is the time of year when grades begin to appear online...
Aug 20, 2016 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Tutoring
By Guest Blogger Bill Tessien, Owner & Executive Director of A Step Ahead Academic Center Are you wondering if tutoring is right for your child? Are you clear about what’s offered and specific ways individual tutoring can help? Are you unsure of where to go and...
Jul 21, 2016 | Books, Supplies & Gear, Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Local Resources, Middle School, Non Profits
By Chelsea Cullen, Marketing and Communications Director for the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina Do you remember your first day of school? Maybe you laid out a new outfit, organized your brand new school supplies and loaded up your new backpack, excited and ready to...
Jun 18, 2016 | Education, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Michelle Bostian, LCSW Lower School Counselor for Greensboro Day School Bullying today is just not what it used to be … We are always hearing that these days. “Well, when I was a kid we had to walk to school in the snow!” The same applies to bullying. It is...
Apr 12, 2016 | Education, Elementary, Middle School, Preschool, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Melissa Kinsley, Director of Marketing Communications & Admissions Choosing a school for your child can make your head spin. Whether you’re a first time parent who’s first foray into the school search is finding a nurturing and academic preschool...
