At the end of each school year, there’s always concern on the part of parents and teachers that students will be victimized by brain drain over summer break. It’s no myth. Over the two to three months students are on summer break, they experience an overall learning loss of one month and it takes the first six weeks of school for kids to relearn old material.
It’s Family Zumba Night!
Join us for a night of active family fun on Friday, April 12, from 5-6 p.m. in the Liberty gym.
How Kids Learn Life Skills Through Art and Music
Parents may remember, back when they were kids, schools had real classes—math, science, history—and fun classes—art and music. Parents may also remember they perhaps didn’t take art or music very seriously, looking at it more like a break from the demands of serious academics than an actual learning experience.
Enroll Now for the 2019-2020 School Year!
Enrollment has started for new K-8 students at tuition-free Liberty Traditional in Phoenix!
From Radio to the Internet, Classroom Tech Is Always Good
Whether large or small, technical innovations have always resulted in positive changes in education. New tech builds upon old tech, and we find ourselves where we are today, which probably started nearly 100 years ago.
Black History Month: Honoring the Achievements of African Americans
February is Black History Month, which recognizes the many, often overlooked, contributions African Americans have made to America’s history. The evolution of Black History Month has an interesting history of its own, and dates back to the end of the Civil War.
Celebrating Presidents Day – A National Tradition
Many kids spend the third Monday of February sleeping in late and enjoying a day off from school. With an extended weekend in their future, it’s a perfect time to explain to your children the full—and slightly complicated—history of Presidents Day.
How to Improve Kids’ General Well-Being in 2019
Everyone knows what it’s like to go to work when we’re tired or not feeling well. The day is long, we don’t do as good a job as we usually do, and we’re sluggish and unenthusiastic. If that’s how it is for adults, think of how long and difficult the school day must be for children who aren’t feeling as well as they could be feeling.
How to Get a Good Start on the Second Half of the School Year
Ask most kids, “When does one year end and another begin?” and they’ll probably tell you that the year begins in July or August, ends in May, with a chunk of summer between the end of one year and the beginning of the next.
Night Under the Stars
On Friday, December 14, from 4:30-6:30 p.m., Liberty students and their families are invited to get into their favorite cowboy gear and gather ’round the campfire to listen to cowboy songs, eat cowboy grub, and have a night of cowboy fun.
Halloween Treats you and your Kids Can Make Together
There are several holidays that kids love. They love the parades and fireworks on the Fourth of July; they love the decorations and excitement surrounding the end-of-year holidays; they may even love all the good food and getting together with friends and family at Thanksgiving. There is, however, no holiday more kid-centric than Halloween. Oh sure, many non-kids like to get in on the Halloween action, but they are interlopers…intruders.
Parents: Fall Break Begins Friday, October 12
Note that there will be no school for Fall Break beginning Friday, October 12 and continuing through the following week. Classes will resume on Monday, October 22. Parents should plan accordingly.