Preparing for your student’s summer starts now
It’s certainly chilly outside and snow continues to be in the forecast. So, it may seem a bit early to be thinking about your student’s summer plans and the following school year, right? Not a chance. Preparing for your student’s summer and following school year will take some planning—especially if…
Plan to help your student achieve their goals
You’ve been helping your child reach milestones and set goals for themselves since the time they were born. First, you encouraged them to roll over. Then, you helped them to walk. You taught them how to ride a bike, read a book, and maybe even served as a volunteer coach…
Three Ways to Make High School the Perfect Time for Career Planning
Choosing a career path at the “ripe” age of 17 or 18 can be anxiety-inducing for many high schoolers, maybe even yours. Yet, the truth is—it’s the perfect time for students to discover what they are passionate about and where their skills and interests lie. The where to begin— The…
Reading your way through Christmas break
It would be easy for your student to glide through Christmas break simply playing with new toys and games, watching their favorite movies and shows, or visiting family—and there’s certainly a place for all of those fun activities over the holidays. But to help enrich your child’s school break, encourage…
Switching up Schools? Here Are Your Options
We’re all familiar with conventional district schools. Those signature yellow buses courier students to and from a full day of instruction in classrooms. Students follow a standard curriculum and sit for standardized state assessment tests fairly regularly. Most teachers belong to unions, the school board sets the times and dates…
Special Education Basics
Special education is a vast and complex topic. After the challenges of COVID and parents having a front-row seat to their children’s education, many parents have questions. We asked Heidi Goldsmith, a special education lawyer and mom of two children with special needs, to help us answer some common…
Looking for a summer learning boost?
For most children, the 2020-21 school year has been profoundly disruptive, with only a fraction of Pennsylvania students offered full, in-person instruction. As a homeschooling mom, I certainly don’t believe children need to be in a classroom all day in order to learn. Many parents, though, are understandably concerned that…
What You Should Know About Deadlines When Looking for a New School
If you’re considering a new school for your child or exploring options outside a traditional brick-and-mortar public school, what deadlines do you have to hit to keep your child on track? There are no hard and fast deadlines on a statewide basis. Admission to charter and private schools in Pennsylvania…
Check List for Rising Seniors
Here’s a rising senior’s list of must-do’s for this summer and the first semester of the 2021-22 school year. This list will help students (and their parents!) prepare for college life next year. Write down deadlines Each college you apply to will have several different deadlines. Here are a few…