By John Lynch A year ago, her son Cooper, an active, talkative, impulsive 5-year-old, was constantly in trouble at school, losing recess time and trudging to the principal’s office.Kindergarten nearly destroyed home life for local mom Kari Mullins and her family. Plus, teachers pulled him out of class because – the family was […]
In many classrooms, mistakes are the enemy. Not so in Lerin Parker’s second grade class at Western Elementary in Georgetown, Ky. Mistakes, although not encouraged, are embraced as part of the learning process – what Parker and her colleagues call the growth mindset. Instead of discouraged students concluding that a lesson is too difficult for […]
As the school has in the past, The Lexington School will grant two scholarships worth up to $75,000 each to a disadvantaged boy and girl entering the sixth grade. The scholarships will cover all expenses including materials, fees, after school care and school trips during the student’s time in middle school. To be eligible, students […]
For the third consecutive year, Newton’s Attic is hosting Team 2856, Fayette County’s FIRST Competition Robotics Team, which is preparing for the annual FIRST Robotics Competition. Newton’s Attic donates the use of its facility and engineering expertise Monday through Friday after school and Saturdays for the six weeks of the build season leading up to […]
The 13th Annual Lexington Family Magazine Writing Contest is looking to be the most exciting one yet. Lexington Family is partnering with the Lexington Public Library to offer fun events, cool prizes for kids and $500 to the school with the highest percentage of participation. We are seeking entries from students in Grades K-5 to […]
When Arlington Elementary Principal Kim Lippert needs a staff volunteer to launch a new project, she knows whose hand will shoot up first…she knows kindergarten teacher Amanda Marshall is ready to help. In her sixth year at Arlington, Marshall — who sits on the SBDM council — was the leader of the school’s Born Learning […]
by John Lynch Assistant Professor Christina Studts, a social worker and public health researcher on positive parenting at UK, noticed a disturbing trend in own her home. For all her parenting expertise, to her dismay, she didn’t practice what she preached, especially after the birth of her second child six years ago. “I knew that […]
Talk about first impressions. In her initial year at Capital Day School in Frankfort, science teacher Audrey Bebensee has overseen a class project that has netted the school $20,000. A team of five eighth-graders learned Feb. 15 that their idea won the Verizon App Challenge, which is part of Verizon Innovative Learning. The nationwide contest […]
The Lexington Public Library’s new program, “Now It’s Your Turn,” kicks off in February and is designed to help parents prepare their children at home for kindergarten. “Now It’s Your Turn” will take place after regularly scheduled story times and will consist of a brief talk and craft for parents to help them do story […]
Superintendent Manny Caulk of Fayette County Public Schools unveiled a new program, Give 10, calling on community members to volunteer 10 hours a month to make a difference in the lives of children. “Our students need you,” said Caulk, who made the announcement Feb. 2 at Harrison Elementary. “They need your time. They need your […]
