Students at McKinley Elementary School and their parents held a drive-by parade to honor their third-grade teacher.
Amanda Herr, a teacher at McKinley Elementary, holds her daughter as students drive by to thank her (image via Patch)Continue reading
Creative Cauldron At ArtSpace is offering Mask Making Online Classes during the stay at home orders because of COVID-19 outbreak. From Robots to wild animals, children age 9 to 12 can have creative fun with form and color, creating masks from paper and items from their recycle bin. The masks can be worn of course, but they could be so special they may want to hang them on their wall. Continue reading
Fairfax County Public Schools are struggling to stabilize its live online learning platform in the midst of the coronavirus crisis for the rest of the school year. Yet the school leaders have realized that September isn’t far away. School Superintendent Scott Brabrand told school board members on Thursday that he has revised his proposed budget to include $2 million for technology infrastructure and support. Continue reading
A Fairfax County elementary school physical education teacher has been holding daily online fitness events for students for the last two weeks. These classes feature stretches, short workouts, and challenges. Suzanne Metz, who is a teacher at North Springfield Elementary, said, "It’s just so fun, and … sometimes I wear my crazy pants and people get so excited about it. I’ve gotten such a great reaction." Continue reading
