Executive Functions By Ann K. Dolin, M.Ed. Over the last 20 years, there has been a tremendous amount of research devoted to very important cog…
Education & schools
Study Strategies for High School
Study Strategies for High School When your child transitions to high school they will need to add better study techniques to their regimen. The…
Bucking the Bad Math Trend
Bucking the Bad Math Trend As STEM skills are gaining importance in the job market—that is science, technology, engineering, and math—American student…
Teaching Life Skills to Promote Independence During COVID-19
Teaching Life Skills to Promote Independence During COVID-19 During this pandemic we’ve been given an opportunity to teach our kids more than just wha…
Maintaining Your Child’s Focus During New Home Learning Routines
In these uncertain times, when MANY things are topsy turvy, the importance of creating a family routine cannot be overstated. You know this and, as ev…
Learning from Home During Your Family’s Self-Quarantine
By Jan Pierce APRIL 2020 Learning from Home During Self-Quarantine With COVID-19 causing widespread school closures, children need alternate resource…
St. Joseph’s Catholic School Profile
By SJS January 2020 Teaching Philosophy St. Joseph’s School offers a Christian education of the highest quality to children of all faiths be…
First Presbyterian Day School Profile
BY FPD January 2020 FPD’s mission to ‘educate and equip students to change the world for God’s glory’ entails an educational experience that is acade…
Why Grit Matters More Than Your Child’s GPA
Why our obsession with straight A’s with college as the end goal is misguided and what parents should be focused on instead BY DANNY INY FEBRUARY 20…
First Presbyterian Day School
GRADES: Pre-K–12 ENROLLMENT: 840 _____ ABOUT THE SCHOOL Combining ‘Christian’ and ‘learning’ is not just about having Bible class. It is discovering …