School Years

Mention the word “kindergarten” to any parent of young children, and they'll experience a slew of emotions. Some are dreading the day they have to send their baby to kinder, some are excited, some are anxious, and most are...

It’s 8:40 a.m. on a recent Thursday morning. Here’s what’s going on in my house. My kindergartener is at the breakfast table, singing the “Days of the Week” song (to the tune of The Addams Family theme) at full volume...

The kids are out of school and summer is upon us here in Texas. Parents all around the metroplex are trying to find a good balance between keeping kids both occupied and cool in the summer heat. Well, look...

The 2021–2022 school year was my first year homeschooling my 5-, 7-, and 9-year-old girls. It was a beautiful disaster. I wanted to quit the journey at least once a day, if not more. But then I would see...

April is School Library Month, a time set aside to celebrate the essential role that strong school libraries play in transforming learning. With the switch to at-home learning, our school libraries are not closed, in fact, they are open...

Great things are happening at Our Redeemer Lutheran School.  Right now is the perfect time to take a peek at their extraordinary programs.  ORLS is a nurturing, Christian environment. The school models success through customized learning to meet your...

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. 1 out of 5 students has dyslexia, including my eldest daughter (11th grade) and my youngest one (1st grade). Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability that makes reading difficult. While dyslexics are slow readers, they are...

I grew up loving school, though I might be raising a son who doesn't always share the same affinity for academics.

COVID changed the game, and more and more families are considering alternatives to traditional school. We thought it would be helpful to collect some resources for virtual learning and extracurriculars, to keep things stimulating for the kiddos at home....

  For me, the highlight of the recent presidential inauguration was Amanda Gorman reciting her poem, “The Hill We Climb.” Seeing and hearing this bright young woman express her ideas through such an inspiring facility with language gave me chills....

This post has been sponsored by EnerGenie. All opinions are 100% our own! There's no denying last few years have been tough on families. Work and school schedules have changed, priorities have shifted, and budgets have tightened. At the beginning of...

Back to school looks different for every family due to COVID-19. I chatted with five local families about the upcoming school year, and interestingly enough, each family chose a different approach to the start of the 2020-21 school year: ...