Apr 8, 2012 | Education, Holidays, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pop Culture, Books & Movies, Preschool
This post contains affiliate links. It doesn’t cost you an additional to shop through them, but we may earn a small commission. Happy Easter! Hopefully you are all enjoying a beautiful day with family and friends and won’t come anywhere near your computer. But...
Feb 28, 2012 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Holidays, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children
This is a fabulous activity to demonstrate all the wonderful things that African-Americans have contributed to our society. I thought this activity was great for children of African-American descent to appreciate their own culture, while other children can find an...
Jan 12, 2012 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Preschool
Westchester Country Day School, a college preparatory school located in High Point, has announced that it is exploring a pre-kindergarten program to add to its already outstanding K-12 curriculum. “We are excited to expand our programming to include four-year-olds,”...
Aug 15, 2011 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Preschool, Recreation, Sports
Have you longed for your child to have a more systematic and values-centered education? As a classical, Christian K-12 community school, Caldwell Academy in Greensboro offers parents in the Triad a unique, but well-established model, utilizing systematic,...
Jul 21, 2011 | Arts & Enrichment Activities, Child Care Facilities & Programs, Education, Elementary, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children, Recreation, Sports
It is hot, hot, hot and hard to believe that back to school is just around the corner. Before you know it the lazy days of summer will be replaced with the hustle and bustle of new teachers, open houses, back to school shopping and more! Many kids in our community...
Mar 25, 2011 | -, Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Preschool
By Kristen Ring, Director of the Multisensory Academy of Practitioners at Forsyth Country Day School Have you ever heard anyone say, “My children are all EXACTLY the same”? Aside from it being creepy in a Brave New World kind of way, it is also simply a ludicrous...
Jan 26, 2011 | -, Education, Education for Special Needs, Preschool
Sponsored by Carol Kirby, Principal, The Children’s Center for the Physically Disabled in Winston-Salem How many times have you driven by the little red brick school on the corner of Reynolda and Coliseum? Have you ever wondered what is happening inside? It’s...
Oct 17, 2010 | Education, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Raising Children
By Lisa Witherspoon “Wolf! Wolf! Wolf!” We all know the story of the boy who cried wolf, but what do we do when our own children “cry wolf?” Here are some suggestions: First of all, it is important to understand why children lie. There are several reasons that...
Oct 17, 2010 | -, Education, Elementary, Preschool
By Ashleigh Pike So, summer is here! Time to sleep in, relax by the pool, go on vacation and not do any homework………..wrong!! Ok, well maybe not “homework” technically, but no need to let those smart young minds atrophy during the summer months. Here are a few tips on...
Oct 17, 2010 | -, Education, Elementary, Parenting & Family, Preschool, Private Schools
By Beth Frack, Artist-in-Residence at Forsyth Country Day School Several years ago, I taught music to a kindergarten student who was described by his classroom teachers and parents as unhappy, moody, contradictory and never excited about anything. That same year I...
