By Shilpa Bapna “Everytime I dance I turn into a better version of me.” -Mikhail Baryshnikov (Russian-American Dancer) “Dance is the hidden language of the soul.” -Martha Graham (American Choreographer) Dance is one of the most beautiful forms of the…
Category: learning for kids
By Shilpa Bapna In the spacious playground of a school, a stage is set. A few minutes pass by and children begin acting out skits they have learned over the weeks in their acting lessons, an important part of their…
iQuriousKids By Shilpa Bapna “A good friend knows all your best stories. A best friend has lived them with you” – Unknown. A Google search on “friendships are good for your health” produced over 32 million results in half a…
By Cynthia Marple Connecting to Nature is Vital for Development Richard Louv is the author of two books, Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle, in which he discussed how important is for people to spend time in…
iQuriousKids By Jen Bosen We all know reading is important. Unfortunately, for many kids, reading feels more like a chore than anything else. So how do you fix that? How do you turn reading from something their teacher requires to…
The Power of Bilingualism–Get Your Kids Involved in Language Learning Classes and Camps this Summer!
By Kristy Roser Nuttall I am fascinated by the topic of language learning. My boys have been my guinea pigs for a bilingual approach ever since they were born. I talk, sing, tell stories, give directions, play games, and do…
by Cynthia Marple Chores are not always awful I HATE cleaning the house; I mean truly hate it. There are many ways I can avoid basic house cleaning – after all if I don’t re-watch the third season of Bones,…
by Kristy Roser Nuttall “I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt Curiosity is a superpower. When…
by Christina Whitworth Houston is a big city, and even though I’ve lived in the area my whole life–moving here and there on the North, West, and now East side–I still feel like I haven’t seen all there is to…
by Kristy Roser Nuttall Sometimes kids really do seem like they have selective hearing. They tune into key words relating to food, fun, and games while filtering out anything requiring too much effort like homework, chores, or not annoying their…