To mark the centenary of International Women’s Day, I would like to tell you about a remarkable girl that I met this past weekend at the Hannaford Kidz Expo in Albany, NY. This poised young lady, a 5th Grader at Pine Bush Elementary School, stood behind a display of hot cocoa mix that she was…
On Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 7-8:30 p.m., Robert C. Parker School will host Educating for 21st Century Success, an event that will bring innovative and oftentimes controversial leaders together for a panel discussion that promises to be a rare opportunity for Capital Region parents and educators. Reading through their biographies, the panelists are an impressive bunch….
Interested in an all-expense paid trip to Salzburg, Austria that includes tickets to the opening night party of the legendary musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC at the Salzburger Landestheater? Given the response to Albany Kid’s giveaway of a Sound of Music Soundtrack in celebration of HDTV’s airing of the movie, I’m guessing this might appeal…
I have a confession to make. Even though I’ve covered every inch of the Capital Region with my trusty Chevy Suburban, I’m still navigationally challenged. So, when I was asking my friend, Gina Martin, how to get to an event in Greene County, it was soon obvious to her that I had no clue how…
Did you know that you could sign up to be a video game tester? A couple of video game developers in the Capital Region actively recruit the “professionals” – kids who like to play video games. My son has been called up to serve a couple of times at 1st Playable, and each time he…
Finding fun things to do with kids in Albany and beyond is easy, but it didn’t used to be that way. Not that long ago, when we moved to the Capital Region with a toddler, the web wasn’t what it is now. Back then, the only listings of family events were those in the local newspapers, one or…
Since I homeschooled my younger child, and I wrote about it onThe Journey Mom, every once in a while I receive an email asking how to find homeschool groups in the Capital Region. Sometimes it’s a query from a parent who is considering homeschooling, and sometimes it’s a request from a mom who is already…
The Homeschool Hiking Group that we joined way back in September for a hike at Hollyhock Hollow Sanctuary, has scheduled two more hikes at a couple of our favorite spots: Wednesday, October 27th, 10:30 a.m. Peebles Island State Park, Waterford Summary: According to localhikes.com, "Peebles Island is a nature-lover’s treasure. The Perimeter Trail winds through…
Mark your calendar, DRAMAcademics, the Educational Youth Theater group, will present: Steps to Suffrage, a Historical Musical Youth Drama, at The Boght Arts Center on November 10th and 12th. Join Frederick Douglass, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott at the First Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, 1848. Susan B. Anthony, Theodore Roosevelt and Sojourner…
It goes without saying that the Cider Donuts are on our list of favorite things at the Liberty Ridge Farm, as are the tunnel slide, rabbit pens, and feeding the goats. But here are a few more reasons we return to Liberty Ridge Farm every autumn: Getting Lost and Found In The Corn Maze Country…