Gardening is renowned for countless benefits. Sharing gardening with children means enjoying all these health and wellness benefits together.
Education
Implementing a Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum into Summer Camp
Living with the threat of COVID has been stressful for everyone – including our kids. Which is why the YMCA of Northern Colorado is taking a proactive approach to Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) at their camps this summer.
Impact on Education: Meeting the Critical Needs of Local Students
The 2020-21 was a school year like no other. New words popped up in our conversations – words like digital divide, pods, Zoom, supplemental learning and hotspots – and moved to the forefront of our collective consciousness.
Open Enrollment? School Choice? What Parents Need to Know
Here’s the breakdown of how open enrollment works at St. Vrain Valley School District, Adams 12 Five Star Schools and Boulder Valley School District (BVSD).
Choosing a School? You’ve Got Options in Colorado
One of Colorado’s best perks is just for growing families.To put it simply, there are a lot of schooling options. But which to choose?
Preschool & Coronavirus
Across the county, school districts, private schools and charter schools have found safe and innovative ways to connect preschoolers with learning, and the students have responded with enthusiasm, flexibility and dynamism.
For a Good Cause….
Students at Watershed School in Boulder shift gears and reach out to help the community through mask and other community projects.
COVID Update: Local Teachers and Schools Adapt to New Environment
The pandemic has brought enormous challenges to school districts and administrators, teachers, families and students. How does a school function “normally” in a learning environment where the threat of COVID-19 looms large? We’ve reached out to three local schools to find out how they’re handling these challenges.
Back to School: A Reintroduction to Learning
Back-to-school will look much different this year as COVID-19 has reshaped all areas of public life, including education.
“Let’s Not Waste a Crisis”
Colorado private and charter schools are launching a buffet of phased plans to get students back in school, and while the plans differ in details, they each aim to provide an enriching education remotely or in a safe, socially distanced classroom.