If you’re looking to keep your student active on early-release Wednesdays over the winter, the Prairie Park Nature Center has an option to consider. The nature center’s after-school program, Nature Nuts, is set to begin this week. Nature Nuts: Afterschool Explorations and Crafts will be ...

If winter break has your child stir crazy, you might consider some of the following options for getting out of the house. Lawrence Parks and Recreation open gym offers a chance for kids of all ages to get some indoor exercise. For $5, Gymnastics Open Gym is held for two age groups at two ...

The Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence has been awarded a $20,000 grant to expand its STEM club, which will allow for twice as many kids to receive mentoring related to careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The club piloted the STEM programming at Woodlawn and Cordley ...

The Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence is offering parents in Lawrence a break this Friday evening. The club is hosting a Parents Night Out, and both club members and nonmembers are welcome. Students in kindergarten through fifth grade can attend the event, which will include dinner, crafts ...

If you have a young chemist on your hands — perhaps tinkering with baking soda or cornstarch at home — this weekend offers a chance for kids and their parents to experiment in a real science lab. The Kansas University Department of Chemistry and the KU Chem Club are hosting the Carnival ...

After a few new curriculum adoptions this school year, [almost all students in the Lawrence school district now have digital textbooks][1] for at least one subject. Several school libraries have recently extended their hours before or after school to offer students more access to computers and ...