Educations Matters: Diverse Children's Book Reviews
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Please welcome my guest author, Valerie Bolling with her newest book release, an easy reader series called Rainbow Days. Rainbow Days: The Gray Day by Valerie Bolling, illustrated by Kai Robinson In this sparkly, full-color early reader series, Zoya and her puppy, Coco, love to make art. This book is part of a…
Student living can be difficult on top of all the big decisions you are already making. Here are the considerations you should be making. When it comes to starting university or college, many decisions need to be made, especially regarding whether you’re going to opt for living in a dormitory or living independently in your…
Top colleges receive more applications than they can accept from candidates interested in becoming part of their student body. The competition for limited slots pushes these selective institutions to find creative ways of identifying the most deserving individuals. The admission essay becomes the differentiating factor when there are many deserving candidates based on grades and…
The dorms at Northwestern University run the gamut from the standard old-school dormitory double to super deluxe! Here are the two dorm rooms that my daughter lived in. This is her freshman dorm room at Bobb on North Campus. It’s your typical old-building dorm room though, thankfully, it does have window air conditioning units! Here’s…
I am a mentor in a First-To-College program, Transitioning Together, at my local high school. My kids have not been waitlisted so I haven’t had to figure this out, but I wanted to share this a great resource from Transitioning Together for anyone who needs it. —– I was waitlisted… You should: Be proactive. If…
My son did the 6-week Rhode Island School of Design Pre-College program. He thinks that because he registered early for this program, he ended up in the new dorm, the one with AIR CONDITIONING which is very useful during Providence’s humid and sticky summers! He doesn’t need much by way of dorm room decoration as…
As a senior in high school, your child has many exciting opportunities and possibilities coming their way. There is a lot to think about regarding classes and careers when going to college. Along with the traditional college aspect, your child will be making memories and having fun while creating plans for the future. To make…