Mar 13, 2018 | Camps, Education, Elementary, Elementary Age, Middle School, Private Schools, Recreation, Winston-Salem
By Jeff Turner, Director of Co-Curricular Programs at Summit School Research shows that the single most important variable in a student’s classroom success is the quality of the classroom teacher. In much the same way, a great summer camp experience is the result of a...
Mar 6, 2018 | Education, Elementary, Elementary Age, Middle School, Preschool, Private Schools, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Melissa Kinsley, Director, Marketing, Communications & Admissions What makes a school unique is its sense of community. What makes it truly outstanding is a feeling of “being at home” with family. This is not something you see by touring the...
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,...
Dec 12, 2017 | Education, Local Resources, Non Profits, Private Schools, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Julie Galloway, Marketing and Communications at CDS, mom of three CDS students “Serve one another humbly in love” – Galatians 5:3 I don’t know about you, but the news these days breaks my heart! There is sadness and hurt on every corner. However,...
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...
Nov 14, 2017 | Education, Private Schools
By Katie Wahal, Director of Communications at New Garden Friends School As a child, I was always doing things outdoors. “Go play outside,” was a commonly uttered phrase by my mother, and my siblings and I, along with a network of neighborhood kids, seemed to spend all...
Nov 6, 2017 | Education, Preschool, Private Schools, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Roanne Ornelles, Canterbury School Director of Lower School Historically, PreK wasn’t considered important enough to make it mandated by the state, but as we’ve learned more about early childhood development, that thinking has definitely changed. I...
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 19, 2017 | Education, Private Schools
By Priscilla St. John, Director of Publications & Special Projects at Forsyth Country Day School In Señora Maria-Theresa Ortiz Thompson’s classroom one September morning, a huge, colorful map of South America is pulled up on the SmartBoard as second graders learn...
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...
Oct 3, 2017 | Education, Education for Special Needs, Elementary Age, Greensboro, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Kelly Heritage, College Testing Coordinator at Noble Academy One of my favorite authors, Jodi Picoult, wrote, “When you’re different, sometimes you don’t see the millions of people who accept you for what you are. All you notice is the...
Aug 15, 2017 | Education, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Valerie Barclay, Director of Communications for Redeemer School One more thing is of vital importance; children must have books, living books; the best are not too good for them. Anything less than the best is not good enough; and if it is needful to...
Apr 24, 2017 | Education, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Melissa Kinsley, Director Marketing, Communications and Admissions Choosing an elementary or middle school for your child should be as easy as placing the schools in an Excel spreadsheet and objectively measuring them against the criteria you have set...
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...
Mar 13, 2017 | Education, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Melissa Kinsley, Director of Marketing, Communications & Admissions The concept of personalization has permeated our lives to the point that it has become an expectation. Our morning coffee arrives not only precisely how we want it but also with...
Feb 4, 2017 | Education, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Linda Hale, head of school for Noble Academy It’s that time of year again when we get out the polish and start making things shiny. I know your thinking to yourself, spring cleaning, right? Not even close – it’s Enrollment Season! Noble Academy...
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...
Nov 10, 2016 | Education, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Kay McMurphy, a teacher in the Primary and Intermediate at Noble Academy As a child growing up, I was an avid reader. In fact, the reason I became a teacher was to help other children learn to love reading as much as I love reading! In my years of...
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 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 23, 2016 | Books, Supplies & Gear, Education, Parenting & Family, Private Schools, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Kori Mackall, Director of Communications, The Piedmont School If you ask most boys, regardless of school grade, to look in their backpack for a school paper or homework assignment, more times than not there is a mom cringing in the background thinking...
Sep 9, 2016 | Books, Supplies & Gear, Education, Education for Special Needs, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Matt Zigler, Noble Academy Creative Director Creativity is second nature to us when we are young and ideas come at a fast and furious pace. In fact, young children routinely do much better on tests of creativity than high school children or adults do....
Jun 16, 2016 | Education, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Melissa Kinsley, Director of Marketing Communications & Admissions June is a time for graduations and recognition ceremonies. It’s a time for parents and schools to celebrate student accomplishment and acumen. St. Leo Catholic School recognizes...
Apr 21, 2016 | Education, Elementary, Preschool, Private Schools
By Guest Blogger Aimee Picon, Assistant Head of the Lower School and Junior High at Noble Academy I have a very vivid memory of my mother reading a book aloud to me when I was young. I remember asking her each night to read more as I sat on the edge of my seat. Like...
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...
Mar 7, 2016 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School, Private Schools
By Kelly Hines Choosing the right educational path for our children is a serious and deeply personal issue. For many of us, that path is Christian education at a private institution. Once you’ve done the research and made a decision, the reality sets in – how...
