Snow day! A Step Ahead will follow local schools and close today, Monday, March 12, 2018. Our faculty have the option of tutoring today if they wish. If so, they will contact you and see what works best for you, whether it is tutoring today or scheduling a make-up session. We are providing this option…
Award-winning children’s books! In addition to awards for movies, stage and television, February brings awards for children’s books, too. Award-winning books for 2018 The American Library Association (ALA) announces annual winners in youth media. ALA announces winners at its midwinter meeting, held this year in Colorado. There are many categories and many new award-winning children’s…
Books made into movies! Yes, we just wrote about Wonder and Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library before the winter holiday break. But then we saw more books made into movies. We saw Jumanji and Ferdinand and the trailers for the upcoming film version of A Wrinkle in Time. We couldn’t resist doing it again. And in…
Snow day again! A Step Ahead will be closed again on Thursday, January 18. We will reopen on Friday, January 19. Warmer weather is on the way, so please contact your private tutor to reschedule this week’s missed sessions. Read, read, read! In the meantime, keep reading! Cynthia is reading A Wrinkle in Time; Bill…
Snow day! A Step Ahead will be closed on Wednesday, January 17. We hope you enjoy the beautiful snow falling outside! We are watching our bird feeders, buzzing with activity this morning. It’s also a terrific day to read and play games with your kids! Our teens are still sleeping………. What about tomorrow? We will…
Private tutoring. Have you thought about it but just not picked up the phone to learn more? It’s a new year! Give your child new chances to build good study habits and succeed in school. With the start of a new year comes the opportunity to make a fresh start in school. Private tutoring…
Book collection underway! Please help us collect books for ReadWS, a local nonprofit helping children with their reading and language skills. What is ReadWS? ReadWS was started initially as the Augustine Literacy Project, whose mission is to improve reading, writing and spelling for low-income children and teens. As part of the project, volunteer tutors learned to…
New year, new beginnings. Happy New Year! Welcome to 2018, starting off as cold and blustery, even in the South. New year, new resolutions? Resolutions can be a bit daunting, to say the least. Thinking about a commitment for an entire year is a bit overwhelming in these early days of January. But we found…
Snow days! Kids love them, and to be honest, from time to time we love them too. It’s so great to have a chance to pause and breathe and see the beauty of a winter day around us. And who doesn’t love an excuse for an extra cup of coffee? OK, back to reality. The…
Winter solstice reading? Winter solstice reading! The idea Some years ago, we happened on a short blurb about a family that wanted to take a quiet breather in the crazy chaos of the days leading up to September 25. The parents came up with a fun way to take a time out for an evening…