On August 9, 1945, six-year-old Sachiko Yasui was living in a world that was suffering the effects of World War II. But that morning was different. It was life-changing for Yasui. For on that [...]
by Amanda Smithfield, Librarian at Hume-Fogg (@asmithfield @hfalibrary) My library is in a new location this school year. Even though most of the library is open, the main entry is still not [...]
By Todd Duncan, Hunters Lane HS @hunterslanehigh Several years ago, after participating in the annual talent show we have here at Hunters Lane (Put on by the Choral Director), it occurred to me [...]
Part of what I love about my job is my interaction with our student-based tech team known as the TEACH Team (Tech Experts and Computer Helpers). This group is a compilation of 25 of the most [...]
Balloons, banners and flowers filled the classrooms of three teachers at Chesterfield County schools today. School Board members and school division leaders announced the 2018 Teachers of the [...]
Let’s celebrate all these women who, despite warnings and explanations, nevertheless persisted! INTERMEDIATE GRADES Ada Lovelace and Computer Algorithms (21st Century Junior [...]
In 2008 & 2010, author Laurie Halse Anderson released the first two historical fiction novels of the Seeds of America trilogy: Chains & Forge. Just recently (late 2016), the finale of the [...]
“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” —John F. Kennedy In his engaging 2013 Ted Talk, Ramsay Musallam shares how a life-threatening situation, a conversation with [...]