Creativity and Time, Part I
I was listening to cartoonist Lynda Barry talk about a class she teaches at the University of Wisconsin. She described a creativity exercise she learned from Ivan Brunetti’s book Cartoon Philosophy and Practice. Brunetti (and now Barry) has students draw a car for three minutes, then they draw another car for two minutes, then one minute, […]
Creativity and Time, Part II: Keep Your Kids Creative This Summer
We’ve all heard that children can lose some 6-8 weeks’ worth of learning over the summer, but this doesn’t have to be the case with our kids. Here’s some techniques to consider for long car trips to keep the creative juices flowing. Mind Before Mindless: Hold off on video games and DVD players until AFTER […]
Keeping Our Kids Engaged This Summer
We all know the statistics: our children can lose some 6-8 weeks’ worth of learning over the summer. And every year we try to sneak in some learning—even if it kills us. I lucked out a bit so far. My nine year old daughter Hannah is at a two-week sleepover Spanish language camp. While I […]
Looking Forward To Next Fall!
It’s been a great pleasure serving your children this year, and we’ve appreciated your involvement all along the way. I especially appreciate the parent feedback we received on our Spring 2015 survey, which made us so proud of our accomplishments (and your ongoing satisfaction!) and it gave us some great ideas for next year. Speaking of […]