The issue of balance.

We sort of split up the schedule, so that one person leaves very early in the morning and comes home by 6 pm, to let the babysitter (who does the after school care) go home. The one of us that drops off the children at school- and is ...

An Administrative Assistant at Moscone Elementary Keeps the Wheels ...

Lita Blanc, a teacher at the school, agrees. “She’s part of our family and we feel we’re a part of hers.” Her husband too. She brings him in to help with after-school activities and any handiwork that needs to be done around the school ...

Against the new philistinism

Pupils will be encouraged to read at break times and at after-school clubs, but its traditional library will go. ‘The idea that fiction is not worth looking after properly and does not need a qualified librarian runs contrary to every ...

Need help with LEAP questions for report

I am going to school to be a teacher and I am having to do a project on increasing LEAP scores. I had to come up with two ways to increase scores and evaluate those options. The two I chose were the PASS program and after school ...

JammieWearingFool

It's About Time: New York School Named After Obama. I've been wondering what took so long. After all, the Dear Leader was elected 17 days ago and until now no American school or landmark had been renamed after him. ...

Why not all "pushy" parents should be lumped together....

Sometimes the demand for an increasing number of activities comes from the child, not the parent. They start to ask you, and you often have to say no. If my daughter had her own way, she'd be doing after-school activities in drama, ...

How can I resist binge eating after school?

When I come home from school, I always start to binge eat. I tried a few things like eating something that fills me, or not thinking about eating at all, but for some reason, I still go on to binge eat. Can you give me a tip to stop ...

Arlington after-school options expand with federal grant (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

By TRACI SHURLEY ARLINGTON â€" It’s about 5 on a weekday afternoon and Carina Martinez is still at school, working hard. And she’s really happy about it. The Hutcheson Junior High eighth-grader is taking part in after-school boxing lessons, one of several activities offered through a program funded by a federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant. The program began in early October. ...

School options mapped (The Times Leader)

HIRING of an architect to determine what will be done with the former Woodsfield High School building, which was closed this week, will be recommended at tonight's meeting of the Switzerland of Ohio Local School District board meeting. Superintendent Larry Elliott this morning said places to hold extracurricular activities also will be considered.

MU's Wilson is forgoing final year for graduate school (Columbia Missourian)

 COLUMBIA â€" Megan Wilson enjoys a variety of outdoor recreation activities. “Our family vacations are camping in the North Woods, they’re driving to Georgia, driving to Oregon, to camp,” Wilson said. “And we camp the whole way. Just anything outdoors.” Wilson, of the Missouri volleyball team, has another year of eligibility after this season. But she won’t be using it. She will graduate ...

After-school program lifts up Loveland students | By Amber Baker For the Reporter-Herald (Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Extracurricular activities for children can be expensive. This inspired Becky Amschwand of LifeSpring Covenant Church in Loveland to envision an after-school club in which children could learn a new skill or hobby for a nominal fee. “There’s not a whole lot for kids to do after school that isn’t really expensive,” Amschwand said.

'Stone Soup' lines up education needs, resources (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)

WINCHENDON - Everyone knows that a good soup has a variety of tasty ingredients and is best served up hot to hungry people. With that recipe in mind, School Committee Vice Chairman Christine Philput is piloting a new education support program that she is calling "Stone Soup," after a book written following World War II.

Province gives boost to sports funding (Metro Halifax)

It’s not steroids, but the province has given athletes a shot in the arm. Sport Nova Scotia will get $127,000 a year for the next three years, and another $127,000 is coming from the federal government for the Sport Futures Leadership and after-school programs. The first program helps sports organizations develop activities for young people. The Nova Scotia Golf Association, Tennis Nova ...

Veterans’ stories impact high school history students (The Cape Codder)

What was once a world and generations away came home to the present day for a group of Nauset Regional High School students last week. Juniors and seniors in the honors history program at the high school met with local veterans at Orleans Council on Aging to hear firsthand accounts of what they had only previously read about.

Obamas choose same school that Chelsea Clinton attended (The Charlotte Observer)

Snapshots President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have chosen Sidwell Friends School for their two daughters, opting for a private institution that another White House child, Chelsea Clinton, attended. “A number of great schools were considered. In the end, the Obamas selected the school that was the best fit for what their daughters need right now,” said Katie McCormick Lelyveld, a ...

Every School Every Thursday -- West Des Moines, Clive, Waukee (The Des Moines Register)

Clive students had the opportunity to explore the connection between performer and academics with Penny and Lee Fugerson Nov. 10-13. Clive has used a Connecting Kids with Culture grant and a Metro Arts grant to finance this artist-in-residence where participants encountered rhythms from around the world. There was an all-school assembly to showcase this intercultural music and movement on Nov. 13.

Dead teen's Web activities a focus in hoax trial (The Charlotte Observer)

(By GREG RISLING, Associated Press Writer) The mother of a Missouri girl who committed suicide after being targeted by an Internet hoax testified Thursday that she was unaware that her daughter had posed as an 18-year-old while allegedly trying to chat online with boys. Tina Meier has said she had monitored 95 percent of the online activity of her 13-year-old daughter, Megan Meier. Under ...

Dead teen's Web activities a focus in hoax trial (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

By GREG RISLING The mother of a Missouri girl who committed suicide after being targeted by an Internet hoax testified Thursday that she was unaware that her daughter had posed as an 18-year-old while allegedly trying to chat online with boys. Tina Meier has said she had monitored 95 percent of the online activity of her 13-year-old daughter, Megan Meier. Under questioning by defense attorney ...

Police say Arlington school fight may have been gang-related (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

By TRACI SHURLEY and BILL MILLER ARLINGTON â€" Police made two arrests and issued three misdemeanor citations at Lamar High School on Wednesday after a morning fight that police said may have involved students from different gangs. Arlington gang officers are still investigating the fight, which broke out about 7:30 a.m. at the school, 1400 W. Lamar Blvd. in north Arlington. School officials said ...

After-school fight ruling looms

LAKE STATION | The two students suspended last month for allegedly taking part in an after-school fight with a substitute teacher should learn today whether they will be readmitted to school, said Todd Conover, an attorney for one of ...

Green Bag Lady: After School Green Art

On top of everything else I have going on, I teach after-school art classes at the school that my daughter's attend. This year the theme is Green Christmas Gifts. Imagine that. The first project we did was take plain white Green Bag ...

Swimming pool back on table

There are few in the community who would disagree that the high school pool is sorely missed. As Carlson points out, “The high school is a focal point in the community for many different things. There’sa lot of after-school activities ...

Mom's After-School Snacks

When I was a kid, the best part of school was when it ended. That's because I knew when I got home my mom would have an after-school snack waiting for me. The only thing that got me though a day of learning fractions was knowing there ...

Primary school kids find gold at ASEAN meet (Việt Nam News)

Ha Noi â€" A delegation of Vietnamese students has won eight medals so far at the ASEAN Primary School Sports Olympiad (APSSO) in Jakarta, Indonesia. Viet Nam’s table tennis team grabbed one gold, two silver and two bronze medals. The chess team pocketed one gold and one silver.

School addition to be dedicated (The Escanaba Daily Press)

MANISTIQUE - Excitement at St. Francis de Sales continues to build as the day approaches for Bishop Alexander Sample to dedicate the new Junior High Academy wing. A full day of activities is planned to commemorate completion of the newest phase of construction and renovation at the school. Bishop Sample will say Mass at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, at the church.

After School “Activities” - An Opinion

Our school just enforces it,” says Mr. DeOrio, head of Athletics. So not even the school could change the status of these so called activities. So students on these teams could petition all they want, the administration has their hands ...

She was bruised like a cherry

And I would like to see Gabriella handle some of my high school AP US History homework after she has been rehearsing for the "musical" after school if she is so damned smart. I remember, I tried it, and most days I would collapse in a ...

Donations needed for poorer schools (The Arizona Republic)

If you make a donation to a public school through the Arizona Extracurricular Tax Credit, the state will pay you back dollar for dollar up to $200 for an individual or $400 for a couple when you file your taxes. By law, these funds are used for extracurricular activities like after-school tutoring, arts, sports or enrichment programs.

Job Opportunity - After school care provider

Our ideal situation would be for the care provider to pick her up at school (2:20ish) near Worcester State College, then come home to play/do homework or go out into the community to engage in activities (like going to the library, ...

UMC international students bring the world to Washington School (Crookston Daily Times)

A group of international students attending the University of Minnesota, Crookston got a jump on International Education Week, which is celebrated Nov. 17-21, by going to Washington School Tuesday morning. Children in kindergarten through second grade learned a little about the UMC students' respective homelands in Asia, Africa and Europe during their individual visits to classrooms.

Teen arrested after school lockdown

A 14-year-old boy has been granted bail and placed on house arrest following a lockdown at a school in Dartmouth, NS The boy was arrested last Wednesday shortly after two teens were seen creeping into John Martin Junior High School with ...

Educación Jodida

First of all, Paraguayan schoolchildren only go to school for 4 hours every day. That’s half a day! I went to school for a minimum of 7 hours every day (usually it was between 9 and 10 including after-school activities and sports). ...

Need for after school activities

When children are literally up to their gills with the learning and sport activities in school, it may seem superfluous to enroll them for after school activities. In spite of this, after school programs are sprouting up in large ...

Children and Hurricanes: How Adults Can Help the Whole Family Prepare

A child’s life is heavily influenced by school and after-school activities, and when a hurricane affects this routine, a child’s world is turned upside down. Oftentimes this can produce stress and confusion in a child’s life, ...

School playground main injury source (Winnipeg Free Press)

Children are more likely to be injured on their school playground than anywhere else in school or on school activities, says the public school system's safety expert. But in St. James-Assiniboia School Division, officials have made changes that reduced playground injuries by 20 per cent last year, superintendent Ron Weston said recently.

After School hours

After my Telecom Lab,as I have no more lessons for the day,I went back.At the bus stop,I notice many Comfort drivers most likely from Ubi driving past me.Remind me of the time 2 years ago when I was learning how to drive my Car(Class3 ...

Parkdale School Work on Time, Under Budget (East Aurora Advertiser)

"We're most impressed by the work we saw," East Aurora School Board President Daniel Brunson said of the board's Oct. 29 tour of construction at Parkdale School. Current work at Parkdale is focused on the construction of an addition that will nearly double the size of the school. Renovation of the older portions of the building is also planned.

After school abductions

According to the NCMEC, most abduction attempts occur after-school, between the hours of 2 pm and 7 pm1 Almost half of non-family abduction attempts happen when a child is walking to or from school or a related school activity.2 The ...

OSU player who once struggled in school now a star in class and on court (The Oregonian)

CORVALLIS -- It happens, as she says, "at the weirdest times." Such as when she gets ready for practice, or signs an autograph after a home match -- or even in the middle of last month's arduous eight-hour bus ride to play at Washington State. "I'll be on the bus,...

Balancing schoolwork with school activities (The Record)

It isn’t the number of clubs or activities a student is active in that matters. Whether the student is an all-star athlete, the lead in the school play, even the student body president, none of it matters. They are free to join any kind of extracurricular activity they would like.

First SHS graduates reunite after 30 years (East Brunswick Sentinel)

SPOTSWOOD â€" It might surprise some borough teenagers to learn that their community didn't always have a high school. In fact, until 1976, ninth- through 12thgraders from Spotswood attended South River High School. Borough residents voted to approve construction of their own school in the early 1970s, and the first class graduated Spotswood High School in 1978.

Richmond Hill High School Happenings (Queens Chronicle)

Richmond Hill High School held the annual Senior Assembly recently in the Hazen Hall Auditorium to celebrate the beginning of many activities for the graduating class of 2009. The assembly began with the pledge of allegiance by Lauren Slinger, followed by speeches from the new Senior Advisor Mrs. Segall, our Principal Mrs. DeSanctis, and Assistant Principal Ms. Himonidis.

After school program - recreational vs. educational

After school program - recreational vs. educational

So, your child is beginning to get restless and make you restless. He has got more time than is good for him, and you are now considering after school programs - anything that will keep him busy for a few life-saving hours! Most after school activities can be broadly classified into three - recreational, educational and society-oriented. The last bit usually comes in when your child is already a bit grown up and can voice his own interests.

Educational activities aim at furthering the knowledge of your child. His general awareness, his understanding and his memory are targeted and he is given various techniques that will help him improve one or all of these. Programs such as intensive memory training and speed mathematics are educational after school activities. There are academic programs that will go over your child's homework and class work and help the child gain more in-depth knowledge in the various subjects. Thus academic programs have a definite edge over the fun and games, especially if parents feel that their child has a lot of catching up to do.

Recreational activities include sports and games, fine arts, painting etc. The main thrust here is to have fun. Of course, classes become more competitive as the child climbs up the ladder. Many sport events, competitions, stage performances etc are held to encourage the child.

When we compare the merits of the two kinds of activities, I believe that the recreational programs have more meat. Firstly, children do not enjoy learning unless they themselves feel curious about something. Most academic programs are standardized courses that are not too flexible. They have a general purpose and a well laid out methodology. After a number of hours at school, the child may feel bored. Further study may overwhelm him and make him feel frustrated. Burnout is very much a possibility here.

Recreational programs provide a welcome break from the monotony of learning and studies. The mental challenge and the physical exertion make the child feel a renewed zest and a pleasant sense of fulfillment. Group activity teaches him social skills, discipline and patience. It is a proven fact that children involved in extra curricular activities get better grades than others. Sometimes closing the textbooks and playing a game may be the best way to handle your studies.

Whatever program you choose for your child, regular evaluation is the key to success. You will have to measure the child's progress. If progress is unsatisfactory, shift your child out of the program. The child should also have the freedom to reject an activity if and when he feels bored with it. Generally, programs that combine the educational with the recreational are best suited especially for younger children. This way, children can have fun while they learn.