By: Amelia Blake, Manager of Interpretive Programs Who are your neighbors? Do they celebrate the same holidays as you? Do they eat the same food as you? Wear the same clothing? Listen to the same music? Often, the answer to these questions are no! We live in a region bursting with cultural diversity from both recent immigrant populations to those Read more about Summer Fun: Wandering our World Around Buffalo! »
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Lunar New Year Celebration Recap
What a week we had celebrating the Lunar New Year over the February break! Each day children tasted dumplings, cookies, and green tea, created a Lunar New Year themed craft, practiced writing Chinese characters, and had their name written in Chinese. Throughout the week children created dragon puppets, clay pottery, and Beijing Opera Masks in our workshop room. On the Read more about Lunar New Year Celebration Recap »
The Educational Value of Field Trips
Taking students to cultural institutions can have a lasting impact. The field trip is a longstanding tradition in American public education. Students pile into yellow buses to visit a variety of cultural institutions including art, natural history, children’s and science museums as well as, theaters, zoos and historical sites. Today, culturally enriching field trips are on the decline. The decision Read more about The Educational Value of Field Trips »
The Summer Slide
Is the summer achievement gap avoidable? To achieve in life and school, children and adults need ongoing opportunities to enrich their skills. This is especially true during the summer months. Many Americans have visions of summer as a carefree time when “kids can be kids.” Adult caretakers take for granted the prospect of enriching experiences such as summer camps, time Read more about The Summer Slide »
Reading Instruction in Kindergarten: Little to Gain and Much to Lose
A Report from the Alliance for Childhood and Defending the Early Years. In the United States, there is a widespread belief that teaching children to read early—in Kindergarten or even PreKindergarten—will help them be better readers in the long-run. Unfortunately, there is no scientific evidence that this is so. How then did this idea take hold so strongly? Read the Read more about Reading Instruction in Kindergarten: Little to Gain and Much to Lose »
