by Sarah Green | Jun 13, 2016 | Parent Issues, Student Issues
Summer break is coming, which means it’s time to bring the classroom home and keep young minds active for the next few months. Here’s a quick scientific activity to spark curiosity and discussion in your own kitchen! Candy Chromatography This is a simple...
by Sarah Green | May 19, 2016 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
Ever on the forefront of innovation, Columbia University announced this week that it would form a special institute to “preserve and expand First Amendment rights in the digital age.” The new program will help students understand the principles of the First Amendment...
by Sarah Green | May 16, 2016 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
Summer break is coming. Which means it’s time to bring the classroom home, and keep young minds active for the next few months. Here are a few quick scientific activities to spark curiosity and discussion at home. Cloud in a Jar For this activity, you need a big...
by Sarah Green | May 6, 2016 | News, Parent Issues
According to a recent Indiana University study, parents who pay more attention to playtime with their infant children have kids with longer attention spans. Basically it works like this: when a child or other caregiver plays with an infant, the more they pay attention...
by Sarah Green | Mar 31, 2016 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
A recent study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing has found that kindergartners who are “behind in social-behavioral development” are more likely to have problems later in school. These problems include being held back, requiring individualized...
