When I dropped my daughter at school a couple weeks ago, I saw that she had said that she wanted to be a doctor for adults when she grew up. It seemed pretty likely to… Read More »Girl Power: My Kids’ Role Models and My Choices
I was lucky enough to attend the Brooklyn Acting Lab‘s rendition of “Into The Woods” a couple of weeks ago, and not only was I (a really hard sell) transfixed with joy and admiration to… Read More »Brooklyn Acting Lab- Insanely Great Theater Training for Kids
This article on Last-minute Brooklyn Pre-K Picks was originally posted on InsideSchools. We are republishing the same article on A Child Grows with their permission. Applications for pre-kindergarten for all children born in 2012 are… Read More »Last-minute Brooklyn Pre-k Picks for 4-year-olds
Hello, Brooklyn! Brooklyn Public Library’s popular school-readiness program, Ready Set, Kindergarten is starting again this weekend! We are now in 31 Brooklyn branches! Parents, caregivers and children ages 3-5, please join us in exploring math,… Read More »The Brooklyn Public Library’s ‘Ready, Set, Kindergarten’ Begins this Weekend
At their young ages of 4 and 7, my kids know a little more than the average American kid about Chinese New Year but not a lot. This is, in part, because my brother, sister-in-law… Read More »Activities to Teach About Chinese New Year
School is on every parent’s mind. Whether their child is in private or public, just starting out, about to graduate high school, or finishing college, it’s definitely on the ‘top three’ list. For some parents,… Read More »Is My Child Struggling for a Reason?
It’s that magical time of year when parents start getting inundated with emails and literature about camp; it’s February. There are camp fairs being held and open houses. I, as a parent of a will-be-5-year-old-by-the-summer… Read More »The Many Ingredients to Finding the Right Camp
When we think of Boy Scouts, we think of troopers, sweethearts, campers, and good samaritans. Justin Rodstrom, the Field Director in Brooklyn of the Boy Scouts of America, has been kind enough to help us… Read More »Boy Scouts in Brooklyn are Great!
District 13’s redesigned middle school brings state-of-the-art facilities and an innovative education experience to the heart of DUMBO Applications being accepted now, doors open for the new school year DUMBO – Parents, students, community leaders,… Read More »Introducing The Dock Street School for STEAM Studies!
(EDITORS NOTE: Above Rendering by Marvel Architects via DNAinfo) According to DNAinfo, a new 616-seat school middle school is coming to Atlantic Yards. This is excellent news! Organizers behind the M.S. OneBrooklyn vision for an intermediate… Read More »A New District 13 Middle School Chosen for Atlantic Yards Tower