Tag: kids
Choosing a Summer Camp
Every year Washington-area kids attend a variety of day and sleepaway camps. While the kids get to enjoy indoor and outdoor activities and meet...
How to Find a Tutor
After months of shuttered schools and virtual learning, many parents worry that their children have fallen behind academically. Other parents see their students excelling...
Community Chalks Together in the Wake of SCOTUS Decision
"Abortion is healthcare”, “my body my choice”, “abortion rights are human rights” and many other messages were chalked onto the bricks of Blagden Alley...
Summer Camp Directory
Yes, there's still time to register for summer camp! Read about summer camps that still have spaces available for summer break 2022:
Adventures on the...
Taking Risks is Part of Camp Experience
Taking healthy risks is part of what camp is all about. Swimming, rafting, taking a role in a play, making new friends are experiences...
Extracurriculars Build Lifelong Passions
Elizabeth Nelson, long-time volunteer at Maury Elementary (1250 Constitution Ave. NE), recounts an incident from a trip she took with Maury's hiking club. In...
Adolescent Depression
Being an adolescent is an exercise in wild mood fluctuations. Swinging from effusive gushing about the latest album to declarations that their lives have...
How the School Lottery Works
Every student in DC has the right to attend their in-boundary (aka “neighborhood”) school for grades K-12, which is assigned based on their home...
The [Special Education] Kids Are Not Alright
The COVID-19 pandemic has required school systems around the world to try to teach remotely, leading to a loss of academic learning, social skills,...
How to Protect Kids from COVID
Tim Rutherford would not have bothered to test himself if his elementary school-aged daughter hadn't tested positive first.
Even her test was precautionary; Rutherford (an...