Science Students Do Research at UK Labs
Some especially talented Sayre high school students are acquiring firsthand research experience in science labs at the University of Kentucky.
Education
Janet Bertrand: Taking Student Interest Inventory
If you want to keep up with Janet Bertrand of Dixie Elementary, you’d better be prepared to move fast. The third-grade teacher is a whirlwind of activity and innovation.
Writing Contest Winners
This was a year to remember for Lexington Family’s annual Writing Contest. It was our 10th year and our biggest response ever with 1,499 children in grades K-5 entering their stories.
Wiring the Brain For Academic Success
As the end of another school year draws near, I am giddy at the thought of summer and no homework!
Veronica Napier: A Contagious Love for Learning
It’s 7:45 a.m. on a recent Tuesday and Veronica Napier is putting the finishing touches on the visual for the new math unit for her fifth-graders at Justice Elementary in Winchester.
Summer Plan: Stimulate Your Child’s Brain
Summer is an ideal time to give your children a leg up in the classroom by building mental skills such as logic and reasoning, attention, processing speed and auditory processing.
Providence Montessori Will Open New Middle School at Historic Site
Providence Montessori School will open a new Montessori middle school for the 2014-2015 school year in the historic Florence Crittenton Home property on West Fourth Street.
Cogmed Improves Working Memory
Cogmed training, a program offered this summer at The Curious Edge, improves memory capacity, focus, planning, following instruction, problem solving, ignoring distractions, improving organization skills and completing tasks.
Community Montessori Hires New Staff at MMSK
Following the success of the school’s addition of a full-day preschool program, Community Montessori School has announced a new team of teachers at the Montessori Middle School of Kentucky.
Kelly McIntosh: A Caring Connection with Students
What’s the inspiration behind Kelly McIntosh’s newest club at Bourbon County High School? None other than Elvis Presley.