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Ask an Expert: What Is Cooperative Preschool & Is it Right for My Family?

February 6, 2019 / Ask Ann Arbor Expert, education, Preschoolers, timeless / By Guest Poster

Disclosure: Triangle Cooperative Preschool and Ann Arbor Nursery Cooperative Preschool have sponsored this article on Cooperative Preschools. It was written by Kristen and Catie, board members at each school. All opinions are theirs (although I also loved our years at a Cooperative Preschool). If you’re a parent of a young child, you may have heard […]

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Ann Arbor Summer Reading Programs

June 23, 2018 / books, Dexter, education, elementary, Free, Legacy, library, Monday Summer Reading, Preschoolers, shopping, Summer, teens, Toddlers, tweens, Ypsilanti / By Anna Mae

The AADL Summer Game brings a whole new level to Ann Arbor Summer Reading Programs. We’ve got details on how it works (including like a traditional summer reading program) and other Ann Arbor summer reading programs. I’m also sharing links to the Summer Reading Recommendations that we have shared in the past. Over the years my

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2018-2019 Ann Arbor Public Schools Calendar

March 2, 2018 / education, elementary, teens, tweens / By Anna Mae

The 2018-2019 Ann Arbor Public Schools calendar has been released! As with last year, it was posted to their website without an announcement. However, it is more than 4 months earlier than it was released last year (March vs July). Beyond 2018-2019, Winter and Spring Breaks have been announced through the 2021-2022 school year. Ann

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2017-2018 Ann Arbor Public School Calendar & Bell Times

2017-2018 Ann Arbor Public Schools Calendar & Bell Times

July 19, 2017 / education, elementary, Legacy, teens, tweens / By Anna Mae

The 2017-2018 Ann Arbor Public Schools Calendar has finally been released – to little fanfare. As a parent, I have not received an email or seen it on their Facebook Page. Also, this year are changes to the Bell Schedule (Start & End Times). Don’t miss our Back to School Guide for more AAPS information

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Tinkergarten: Nature Based Play Classes

September 13, 2016 / Classes, education, Legacy, nature, Parks, Preschoolers, sponsored, Toddlers / By Anna Mae

Tinkergarten offers nature based play classes for kids from 18mos-8 yrs. Jenny Jacobs, an Ann Arbor Mom and biologist, has brought the program to Ann Arbor.

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A “Snow” Day in May

April 1, 2016 / education, elementary, Legacy, teens, tweens / By Anna Mae

Ann Arbor Public Schools will have a “Snow Day” in May – May 3rd to be exact. When I told my daughter this morning, she thought I was playing an April Fools Joke on her. To be clear, this is not an April Fools Joke! Since many schools are used as polling places, Ann Arbor

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New Half Day Kindergarten Program at Clonlara School

January 22, 2016 / education, elementary, Legacy / By Anna Mae

This year Clonlara School is expanding their program to offer a new half-day kindergarten option, one of the only Ann Arbor Half Day Kindergarten Programs

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Khan Academy Launches Pixar in a Box

August 27, 2015 / Disney, education, Free, Legacy, technology, teens, tweens / By Anna Mae

My daughter started using Khan Academy for math last school year. We have kept up with using it periodically over the summer and she has really shown progress in math. She has asked about other topics and also completed the Hour of Code module. Unfortunately, a lot of the other topics are too advanced for her – she’s

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A Long Fun Day at Washtenaw Elementary Science Olympiad

June 1, 2015 / education, elementary, Legacy / By Anna Mae

On Saturday, my family spent most of the day at the Washtenaw Elementary Science Olympiad at Pioneer High School. Science Olympiad is a program for students in grades 2-5 where they compete for their school in a variety of events. Participating schools include public schools, charter schools, and private schools from Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Dexter,

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Back to School 3 Interesting Things - How to Talk to Your Kids About Their Day

Back to School: “Three Interesting Things” – Talking to Your Kids About Their Day

September 1, 2014 / education, Legacy, September / By Anna Mae

“How was school?” — “Fine” “What happened today?” — “Nothing” Does the above conversation sound familiar? It is one that my daughter and I would repeat almost daily when she started preschool and into Kindergarten and First Grade. Invariably, she’d remember something to tell us at dinner or I’d hear about something from another parent

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