The Back to School Issue 2013
School Choices: Why We Love Our ‘Failing’ School; Back-to-School Tips From a Vermont Food Blogger
How can parents help prevent or reverse childhood obesity?
Last month brought some rare good news about childhood obesity. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that obesity rates among low-income preschoolers…
Family Court
The timing of Wimbledon and the U.S. Open suggests tennis is a summer sport, but empty courts and cooling temperatures make fall an ideal time…
Book Review: Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood
Librarian: Lindsay Grattan, Fletcher Memorial Library Book: Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood Age range: 8 and up Grattan’s summary: It’s the summer of 1964 in…
What’s your favorite story to read aloud to your kids?
Liam Griffin, Bolton Valley Job: Owner/founder, event consulting company Supergoodthingmaker Son Milo, 3 My favorite books to read to Milo are Down by Jim Long’s…
The Art Of… Circus
Sixteen-year-old Mariah Fraker waved her hands wildly as she described the moment seven years ago when she realized she wanted to be a circus performer….
Super-Cool Preschool
“When you enter this classroom, you are scientists. You are explorers. You are artists. You are mathematicians. You are authors.” So reads a sign on…
Framed Chalkboard
Smartboards are standard in classrooms these days, but good old-fashioned chalkboards are still handy at home. Kids can use these easily erasable surfaces to practice…
Lots to Learn
As kids all across the state return to their classrooms, it’s an appropriate time to think about education — hence this back-to-school issue of Kids…
