Forty-one years ago, in 1972, Judy Pemberton started Arcadia Montessori in her home. She’s still running the school, currently located at 5115 E Virgina Ave. in Phoenix. Arcadia Montessori serves Valley families with children ages 18 months to through kindergarten. It offers music, yoga and Zumba instruction, along with flexible schedule for working parents. The [...]
The Gilbert Rotary Club is in the process of distributing dictionaries to 2,700 third graders in Gilbert Public Schools. This is the dictionary project’s sixth year. These are not electronic dictionaries or apps for smart phones, but actual books the students are encouraged to write their names in and, it is hoped, use for years. [...]
New Vistas Center for Education in Chandler launches a series of classes to help Valley parents support their child’s education, BASIS Phoenix opens and Gilbert Public Schools work to build coping skills that prevent suicide. Details on these efforts and more in this week’s education roundup. HIGHLAND STUDENTS RESTORE HABITATS Highland High School students in [...]
In a parent’s eyes, all young children are remarkably clever, intelligent and creative. But how do you tell when a preschool child is gifted? Truly gifted preschoolers might teach themselves to read, or develop intense interests in subjects they might not tackle for several years in school, says Dina Brulles, Ph.D, gifted education director for [...]
Most of us attended high school in our own neighborhoods or a short school bus ride from home. Our parents didn’t think to question otherwise. Today, however, parents have more choices: public, private, parochial, magnet, charter, technical and more. Included on the list is Montessori, an educational approach developed in the late 19th century by [...]
A crash landing leaves teenager Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his legendary father Cypher (Will Smith) stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help, facing uncharted terrain, evolved animal species that now rule the planet, and an [...]
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MAY 2013
$6.00Our 2013 directory of Valley aquatics programs — everything from learn-to-swim programs to diving, racing and synchronized swimming!
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April 2013
$6.00Our April 2013 issue features the 2013 Summer Solutions directory — more than 500 day camps in Maricopa County!
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March 2013
$6.00Our March 2013 issue features the 2013 directory of Overnight Camps in Arizona and the Southwest!
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February 2013
$6.00Our February 2013 issue is all about babies! Learn how to begin building your baby’s bookshelf, make your own baby food, find parent/tot classes and Daddy Boot Camps around the Valley. Plus: gifts, gadgets and great new looks for baby.
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January 2013
$6.00It’s our annual pregnancy issue! Learn about the latest trend among expectant parents: “gender-reveal” parties. Plus: Should you bank your baby’s umbilical cord blood?
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December 2012
$6.00Ice hockey in the desert? Our December issue tells you how to get your kids started. Plus, an insider’s tour of the Arizona Doll and Toy Museum. And two terrific holiday crafts your kids will love!
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