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31Aug

Netflix’s Project Mc2 and a Tween Giveaway

I've been very intune with the need for STEM over the last few years, not just because I have a daughter, but because I have worked for tech companies with an emphasis on digital, science and technology. I understand the dire need to encourage and inspire young girls to pave the way for them in these important fields. Yet it was surprising, in a very good way, when my daughter approached me about a new show on Netflix called Project Mc2, a show about four girls who join forces with intelligence chief The Quail, played by actress and real-life math Read More

27Sep

We’re Lucky They “Won’t Back Down”

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After an advanced screening of Won’t Back Down at the Fox Screening Room this past Sunday, I was LUCKY to have the rare opportunity to interview many of the talented ensemble from the powerful film in an intimate round-table setting at The Ritz Carlton along with four other bloggers. I must stress that what happens in the film is the result of hard work, determination and not taking no for an answer. It is certainly not about LUCK. Quite the contrary. The characters are in a very unlucky situation and will do anything to create a change for their Read More

20Jul

Giveaway: Everything About School almost (NYC show for kids)

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Are your kids in full summer mode? Mine are. They're going to summer camp and loving it. Everyday brings new adventures including tie dying shirts, swim lessons, trips to the beach, playing tag in the park, catching fireflies at night, roasting marshmallows on our deck. We're right smack in the middle of summer and we're not really thinking about school. But it is mid July and before you know it, we'll be back in the classroom. I've got the workbooks out preparing my son for second grade and they have reading time daily to keep up their literacy Read More

16Dec

Guest Post: World Children’s Festival 2011 on The National Mall

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On June 17-19, 2011 the 4th World Children's Festival will take place on The National Mall across from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. The 3-day festival is full of amazing performances, workshops and activities and is free and open to the public. Please visit www.icaf.org or www.WorldChildrensFestival.org and if you have any questions. Hosted to honor the Arts Olympiad winners from each U.S. state and territory and from nearly 100 participating countries, the festival attracts at least 10,000 attendees. The upcoming festival in June 2011 is a Read More

18Jun

Try a Learning Vacation

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Research shows that children’s educational development slumps during the inactive summer vacation months — a phenomenon known as “Summer Learning Loss.” In fact, students score lower on standardized tests at the end of the summer than they do at the beginning of summer. However, according to a recent American Express Spending Saving Tracker Survey, the overwhelming majority of parents believe that learning should continue far after the last school bell has rung. - Nearly nine-in-ten (88%) of those surveyed with children under Read More