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2019 Writing Contest: “If I Could Travel Anywhere In The World”
It’s time for Lexington Family Magazine’s annual Writing Contest and we are asking students to become world travelers for their creative essays. The topic for this year’s contest is “If I Could Travel Anywhere in the World …” Students are invited to imagine where they would go, how they would get there and what would […]
The Power of Unconditional Love
Recent research suggests that the secret to a successful and happy life is a person’s Emotional Intelligence. Employers prefer people who work well with others and have empathy to those who are merely smart.The best way to instill emotional intelligence in children is to give them unconditional love. We’ve all heard of unconditional love, but […]
LCT to Perform Play About Anne Frank
Lexington Children’s Theatre takes on tragedy in world history by staging “And Then They Came For Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank” in February. The show shares the stories of Holocaust survivors Helmuth Silberberg and Eva Geiringer through a compelling multimedia production that combines video interviews with live performance. Showtimes on the LCT Main […]
LASC Director Leaves to Work for Mayor
The Living Arts and Science Center’s Executive Director for 14 years, Heather Lyons, has accepted a position in the Office of the Mayor for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government as the Director of Arts and Cultural Affairs. Lyons has led the Living Arts and Science Center through many incredible accomplishments during her tenure, and Lexington […]
Spring 2019 Consignment Sales
Lil Lambs Closet Centenary United Methodist Church 2800 Tates Creek Road Presale: Thursday, Feb. 28, 6-9 p.m. Friday, March 1, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 8 a.m.-noon www.lillambscloset.com Little Ones Consignment Sale First United Methodist Church 401 W. Main St., Richmond Friday, March 1, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. www.locsofrichmond.com […]
ONE School Project AND New Head of School Make for Exciting Times
IT started out looking like Mars. Now steel beams, brick and grass are giving it form. It’s the fast-moving ONE School project, and everyone at The Lexington School feels the excitement for next fall when it will be ready. After all, it is a $10 million project that will impact every single member of The […]
Toddlers Learn Independence With Real Work
Montessori teacher Patty Webb saw it with her own eyes when a friend begged her to visit a classroom at Community Montessori School. At the time, Webb’s daughter, now 18, was 4 and attending another preschool. Reluctantly, Webb took her friend’s advice: she went, she saw and Montessori conquered. “It was magical to see children […]
Frankfort’s Capital Day School Builds Independent Learners
With its combination of small classes, enriched curriculum, and high academic expectations, Capital Day School in Frankfort has been creating independent learners for six decades. As a non-sectarian independent school for children ages 3-14, Capital Day concentrates on teaching critical thinking skills, a love of learning and independent learning skills. Capital Day’s preschool is a […]
Find Your Perfect Private School
CAPITAL DAY SCHOOL 120 Deepwood Drive, Frankfort Head of School: Tim Corkran Enrollment: 134, Preschool-8th grade (including Montessori for PK-3rd) Student-teacher ratio: Preschool 8:1; K-8th, 7:1 / Founded: 1955 (502) 227-7121 / www.capitaldayschool.net CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF THE BLUEGRASS 1776 Cincinnati Pike, Georgetown Administrator: Jana Sheridan Grades: K-12 Founded: 2016 (502) 642-4682 Cabluegrass.org COMMUNITY MONTESSORI SCHOOL […]