by April Allman | Mar 4, 2018 | Today's Family Now
Dive into spring and summer with our latest issue of Today’s Family. You can start with getting some inspiration and tips on planning an exciting vacation for your family here. However, if you aren’t able to travel for the upcoming season, we have other...
by April Allman | Feb 27, 2018 | Today's Family Now
Today’s Woman Goes Red for heart each year to raise awareness of how heart disease impacts women in our community. In many cases, heart disease doesn’t just pop up when a woman is in her 40s, 50s, and beyond. The habits we develop as children are the foundations that...
by April Allman | Oct 13, 2017 | Today's Family Now
The family took a 7-hour hike through the Vietnam Sapa Valley. Four months, eight countries, six small suitcases, one trip of a lifetime. These are the numbers involved when turning a dream into reality. Top: The family orders food from this eatery in Luang Prabang,...
by April Allman | Sep 1, 2017 | Today's Family Now
By Megan SeckmanWhen I toured West End School, located at 36th and Virginia Avenue, it had been Debbie Blair’s third tour that day. Despite the typical end-of-the-school-year-chaos — boxes of binders ready for storage, loads of laundry needing a wash, and hundreds of...
by April Allman | Sep 1, 2017 | Today's Family Now
By Megan Seckman Director Kristina Davis Christensen, who has worked as a special needs coordinator and parent volunteer over her 15 years at Friends School, sat down to tell me about her students’ skills. At the core of the school’s mission are these values, which...
by April Allman | Sep 1, 2017 | Today's Family Now
By Megan Seckman Here are five skills from West End School you can apply to your own kids at home.Table Manners. Each boy is required to put a napkin on his lap, properly use a knife and fork, keep elbows off the table, and sit up straight. If a woman enters, all boys...
