As part of this school year’s Future City Competition, students will be asked to think a lot about trash. Specifically, piles of trash waiting to be dumped into landfills, incinerated or hauled off, and what a better process might look like. The theme of this year’s Future City ...
For parents who want to introduce their kids early to a foreign language, there’s a bit of Deutschland to be found in Lawrence. For children as young as 4 years old, the [German School of Northeast Kansas][1] offers classes Saturday mornings. The school, now in its fifth year, includes ...
More than 100 Lawrence high school students wrote their first cover letter this week. Yes, some of them made up the positions they sought and the credentials that qualified them, but nonetheless it was a realistic exercise of a question adults often pose to children: What do you want to be when ...
Unlike the [majority of European countries][1], most schools in the United States don’t introduce foreign language classes until middle school, but the Lawrence school district may be on its way to bucking that trend. The district has included the idea of a foreign language magnet at the ...
Want to get your middle or high school student involved in something after school? Athletics may be the obvious go-to, but they can be a substantial time (and monetary) commitment for both parents and students. Teacher-sponsored school clubs — with the convenience of being at school and ...
If you’re looking for something to keep your kids busy after Wednesday early dismissal from Lawrence schools, a few organizations around town are offering some artistic options. • First United Methodist Church is providing free art sessions for middle school students. The program, Art ...