Afterschool Resources & Skill-Building Ideas

Summer is right around the corner. For families, so is the opportunity to discover the awesome power of summer to help their kids catch up and thrive in their homeschool or traditional brick-and-mortar school. With the season’s warmer weather and longer days, summer is synonymous with outdoor activities, family vacations, and a more relaxed routine. […]

Following a year where we faced a global pandemic, and absolutely every school norm was broken, this summer will likely look very different as well. For parents who have noticed their child(ren) falling behind academically, the next few months are a crucial opportunity to get things back on track. This is especially true for vulnerable […]

Prior to the pandemic, if your child fell behind in school, you addressed it in some way. You talked to the teacher, hired a tutor, or worked with your child one-on-one. Now your child’s status is simply not that clear. Some schools and teachers stepped up and made amazing things happen. Others just didn’t. How […]

Children will suffer unprecedented learning losses this year due to historic school closings. According to a recent study, students are likely to lose an average of five to nine months of learning by the end of this school year. With some children returning to school as re-openings slowly take place across the country, many parents […]

It is rare to find a child or teen who doesn’t experience some kind of performance anxiety related to test-taking. When we see our child getting stomach aches or headaches on test days, though, we naturally want to know how to prevent test anxiety. Many things can contribute to test anxiety: Lack of preparation Poor […]