Keep kids’ minds active this summer

The La Crosse Tribune - Leanna Landsmann "Teachers love this [...]

June 4th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, summer, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Read More

Summer-born children in danger of being left behind, says school study

The Guardian - Richard Adams "Summer-born children are at risk [...]

June 4th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, summer, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Read More

Top 10 Smart Toys For An Action-Packed Summer

Forbes - Jenn Choi "Summer is the season for movement. [...]

June 3rd, 2015|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Children, Exercise, Learning, Outdoors, Physical Activity, Playing, summer, Toys|Tags: Education, School|

Read More

How parents can prevent kids from backsliding academically this summer

The Star - Meghan Leahy "What are your thoughts for [...]

May 31st, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, School District, summer, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Read More

3 Ways to Infuse Global Learning into Summer Programs

Education Week - Monica Logan "High-quality summer programs are critical [...]

May 28th, 2015|Categories: Arts, Books, Cultural Intelligence, Global, Learning, summer|Tags: Education, School|

Read More

HEALTH AND FITNESS: Preventing summer weight gain in kids

Aiken Standard - Brian Parr, Ph.D. "A recent report suggests [...]

May 28th, 2015|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Children, Health, Obesity, Physical Activity, summer|Tags: Education, School|

Read More

Top 5 Things to Look for in a Summer Camp

The Huffington Post - Tara Chklovski "In an information age [...]

May 27th, 2015|Categories: Creativity, Curiosity, Perseverance, Skills, summer|Tags: Education, School|

Read More

Why children should pick their summer reading

Futurity - Sean Dobbin-Rochester "At the end of the school [...]

May 25th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, News, Reading, summer, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Read More

Summer Learning Made Fun

Gnomes National News Service - Vickie Rocco "Summer is a [...]

May 21st, 2015|Categories: Brain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Family, Learning, Outdoors, Playing, summer|Tags: Education, School|

Read More

Summer Learning Series Part 1: Great Offerings to Stem the Summer Slide

Scholastic.com - Michael Rhattigan "Proponents of summer learning programs typically [...]

May 8th, 2015|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Fitness, Learning, summer|Tags: Education, School|

Read More