The end of the first quarter of this school year is fast approaching. For many students, especially high-performing students, this means scrambling to turn in any missing assignments, checking to ensure their scores have been correctly entered into the...
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If you follow me on Instagram, you know by now that our family doesn't incentivize perfect attendance nor do we acknowledge the number of absences documented on a report card. Instead, we...
Ask your young child what his or her favorite part of the school day is and you’ll probably hear “lunch” or “recess.” For parents of children with allergies, however, those are the times of day when their children may...
YES!! Summer is over. I love summer, I really do — including the heat and all the ice cream and beach days that go along with it — but nine weeks of ever-changing schedules is getting to me, and...
The years between ages 3 and 5 are critical for shaping a healthy, productive, and successful future for children. As a former pre-K teacher at Jacksonville Country Day School for seven years, I have seen firsthand how early childhood...
Whether you’ve heard of the Jewish Community Alliance (JCA) or not, the community center located on San Jose Blvd. in Mandarin is, and has been, deeply committed to the community of Jacksonville for more than 40 years. Through enhancing...
While summer break is a good time for students to relax, it is important to use that time as a chance to catch up and avoid the “summer slide.” Every year, students lose several months’ worth of reading and...
Homeschool is a natural extension of our life, and the beauty is that you can create it to look how you want it to. It can be fun and meaningful. If you are in this season of life with...
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Childhood obesity is a growing patient problem at 24/7 Pediatric Care Centers and across the United States. In fact, according to the Centers of Disease Control, childhood obesity has more than doubled...
Homeschooling is an amazing experience where you can make your own rules and unleash your child’s full potential towards their passions, strengths, and development. In light of COVID-19, many parents are entertaining the idea of homeschooling — but there...
Kindergarten is an exciting year for both students and parents. In this milestone year, children learn important reading and writing skills, explore new math and science concepts, learn essential social and emotional skills, and much more. It’s a wonderful...
I'm currently organizing things for the kids' first day of school, and although I'm excited to have a little more free time on my days off, I'm sad to see another summer come to an end. I was recently...