Summer Learning Made Easy, Fun and FREE

July 14th is National Summer Learning Day! According to research done by the National Summer Learning Association, every summer, low-income youth lose two to three month in reading while higher-income youth make slight gains. Most youth lose about two month of math skills in the summer. These losses add up, leaving low-income youth behind by […]

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We’re Starting A Play Dough Club!

Is making a mess with play dough the ONLY thing that makes it so fun and popular with children? What is it really good for?  It turns out that there are many benefits and learning opportunities that come from playing with this classic toy. Explore the benefits of play dough in our NEW monthly Play Dough Club. […]

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Seven Books to Read Before This Summer’s Political Conventions

It’s political convention time! Ever wonder what our founding fathers intended? The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, examines constitutional law and the constitutional history of our country. Alexander De Tocqueville’s Democracy in America analyzes both the U.S. democratic process and social equality, and is standard reading for political pundits.  For […]

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