It’s been a crazy time for education. Here’s one thing we can make easy for you — here are a few of the best local schools to pick from. For the complete listing of top private schools, check out our 2021 Private School Guide. St. John’s Northwestern Academies Accountability. Integrity. Respect Located just two hours from […]
We asked some of Chicago’s best private schools to tell us what they offer and how they can help your kids learn. Here’s what they had to say: North Shore Country Day What is your school’s academic philosophy? When we were founded in 1919, North Shore Country Day was the visionary answer to a fundamental […]
Entering kindergarten is a big adjustment, with longer school days, first-time bus rides, meeting new friends and so much more. Parents and teachers have plenty of suggestions for the little ones tackling all those milestones, but we wanted to talk to some real experts: first graders! We asked new first graders from some Chicago and […]
For more than 100 years, the Children’s Home & Aid Woman’s Board has worked diligently to raise funds to help Illinois children and families thrive. This past year, Covid-19 disrupted everyone’s lives, including Children’s Home & Aid’s earliest learners. Children’s Home & Aid is a leading child and family service agency in Illinois. They help […]
It was a senior year like no other and this year’s North Shore valedictorians and commencement speakers shared a few of their hopes, future plans and secrets for success with Better. Zara AnwarNew Trier High School Zara Anwar lives in Winnetka and will attend Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. She plans to study cognitive sciences with […]
If your child has ever been called a “visual,” “verbal,” or “mathematical” learner, you can attribute this realization to developmental psychologist and Harvard professor Howard Gardner. In 1983, Gardner published his groundbreaking book called Frames of Mind, which outlines his theory of Multiple Intelligences. Rather than just one general intelligence—the kind measured by IQ tests—Gardner […]
Play is essential for children. Unstructured, imaginative play is key to so many aspects of a child’s cognitive growth, including language development, the nuances of socialization and creative problem solving. The research on the neurological effects of play is clear: “Play is not frivolous: it enhances brain structure and function and promotes executive function, which […]
On March 15, 2020 schools nationwide began shutting down. It was an unprecedented time of uncertainty, with many thinking it would only last 15 days. Parents were rightfully panicked, not only about the virus, but about managing a household with everyone home and often with two working parents. March 18, 2020 Wolcott College Prep initiated […]
Education is still a major point of stress and contention in our nation’s ongoing battle with coronavirus. With plans constantly at the behest of the pandemic, we reached out to Chicago-area private schools to learn how they plan to handle the new school year. The Cove School View this post on Instagram A […]
This past spring, parents around America turned their kitchen tables (and other parts of their homes) into classrooms as schools closed due to Covid-19. As a new academic year begins and the pandemic continues, many families are officially opting out of their public or private schools and making the switch to homeschooling. Homeschooling had been […]
