Valuable Lessons Your Son Will Learn While Playing at Pre-K
We say often at The Fessenden School that play is a child’s work. Children at play aren’t just...
Is a Quality Pre-K Program Essential to Your Child’s Future?
If you’re preparing for your young child’s academic journey to begin, you may have encountered the...
3 Observations From an Assistant Head of an Elementary School About How Young Boys See Race
Parenting advice columnist Melinda Wenner Moyer writes in Slate:
Why Social-Emotional Development is More Important in Pre-K
Whether your child previously participated in a childcare center or Pre-K will be his first formal...
4-Year Old Development: Can They Truly Understand 'Character'?
“Character” is often defined as the moral makeup of an individual. It’s who a person truly is when...
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4 Things I Wish Other Parents Told Me About Single-Sex Private Schools
If you’re up to your eyeballs in research, comparing private schools with public schools, trying to...
Can Reading Help Your Child Avoid the ‘Summer Slide’?
There is a natural crescendo of any school year that typically culminates with a finale of tests,...
Fourth Grade: Fuel a Desire to Learn During this Critical Year
Fourth grade is a critical year in a student’s academic journey. As children become some of the...
Top 6 Best Books for 5 Year Old Boys
Have you exhausted your options at your public library? Are you overwhelmed by the sheer number of...
Why I Chose a Private Pre-K Instead of Preschool for My 4-Year-Old Son
As they set out to research educational options for their youngest son, Dave Visco and his wife Jen...