Is your family interested in The Orchard School? Would you like to learn more about Progressive education and what the school can offer your...
From someone who grew up trying to be in every club, sports team, and extracurricular activity I could possibly get involved with as a...
Dear Spirit Week,
You Have Taken My Spirit.
As I scrolled through Facebook on the Friday following a hectic week with a spirit week added, I...
While parenting styles differ, one thing all parents can agree on is this: we want healthy kids! After more than ten years working with...
We all want our children to become well-rounded adults someday – and that starts with a great education. The Orchard School will host their...
My husband and I grew up in small towns where the local public schools were really the only choice for local schooling. By state...
As a public school teacher, I had to close the door to my classroom two weeks ago. Never in my wildest imagination would I...
Even as an adult, after a long day of work or managing the household, falling into the couch with a binge-worthy TV show is...
This year I will be sending my son to kindergarten.
I am not new to this rodeo. Two years ago, I stressed how my oldest...
I have taught preschool for over a decade at this point, and I have signed many copies of Dr. Seuss’s “Oh, The Places You'll...
Recently, while scrolling through Facebook, I came across an angry post from a mother in Hamilton County complaining about proposed changes to the dress...
A Day Like Today
Today, we probably took our last errand day to Hobby Lobby (Hobby Wobby) with Grams, followed by lunch at Portillo’s to...
Alton Sterling has died. Alton Sterling was shot by a police man, while on the ground. Alton Sterling was Black.
I am a multiracial mom...
When our third and final child, a boy, was born in March of 2013, it seemed his academic timeline would mirror our daughter's path,...
























