Katy Mark

Democracy in Play

Children’s play is rich with wonderings and imagination.  At The Overfield School, we know that play is also full of opportunities for growth: testing, hypothesizing, discussion, negotiation and critical thinking. A tub full of Legos donated to our Kindergarten classroom provided just such an opportunity for play-based learning.  The children seized the chance to discover…

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10 Not Too Scary Halloween Movies

Here are 10 spooky (but not too scary) Halloween movies that will help set the holiday spirit for the entire family. The Nightmare Before Christmas Rated: PG for some scary imagesJack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town, is bored with doing the same thing every year for Halloween. One day he stumbles into Christmas Town, and…

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Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience- FREE

Try more than 25 outdoor activities at the Midwest’s premier outdoor adventure festival. Like all Five Rivers MetroParks efforts, OutdoorX was created to help connect people to the outdoors by providing opportunities to try new skills in a welcoming and friendly environment. You want to try an outdoor activity but you don’t have the gear?…

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