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Fostering Dogs as a Family Community Service Activity
For many families, this summer is no doubt a summer like no other. Trips, camps, lessons, fun gatherings with family and friends, activities that normally keep our calendars steadily filled, have been postponed or cancelled leaving us to wonder what we can do with our...
Dance Away Summer Blues
This summer is a great time to introduce your children to dance. It is not only fun and enriching for children of all ages, dance also plays a great role in the development of children’s brains and bodies. Dance requires mental, physical, emotional, and social skills....
Pizza Dough and Margherita Pizza Recipes from the Foodie Classroom with Dave Terrazas
These recipes—the pizza dough and Margherita pizza—are part of the Foodie Classroom activities developed by Chef Dave Terrazas for our Charter a Summer of Learning guide. Lesson 1: Pizza Dough Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour (about 11 ounces by weight) ¾ cup...
Salad and Biscotti Recipes from the Foodie Classroom with Dave Terrazas
These recipes—the salad, the vinaigrette, and the biscotti—are part of the Foodie Classroom activities developed by Chef Dave Terrazas for our Charter a Summer of Learning guide. Lesson 1: Peach and Berry Salad with Mozzarella and Greens Salad Ingredients 2 cups...
Taste Bud Exercise and Bruschetta Recipe from the Foodie Classroom with Dave Terrazas
These recipes—the taste bud exercise and the tomato or peach bruschetta—are part of the Foodie Classroom activities developed by Chef Dave Terrazas for our Charter a Summer of Learning guide. Lesson 1: Taste Bud Exercise 1 whole strawberry (if there are strawberries...
Cookin’ Smart in the Foodie Classroom with Dave Terrazas
Today’s challenges are changing the way we live, but they are also creating unique opportunities for learning, especially from the comfort of home. Even better, because parents are working from home more, kids may have an opportunity to learn alongside them! Food home...
Discussing College and Career
Everyone deserves to achieve their dreams, and education plays a significant role in realizing an individual’s success. Based on my experience as a teacher, curriculum developer, and trainer, and my current role as Executive Director of the San Antonio Education...
The West Starts Here with the Briscoe Western Art Museum
Although San Antonio’s claim to fame is the Battle of the Alamo, and the historic site that centers a community shaped by Spanish and Mexican cultures, let's remember that San Antonio was also one of the cities most vital to the success of the American cattle trade....
Kids Learn to Cook with the Whis-Kid Guidebook
If you have kids who have a passion for cooking then let me introduce you to the Whis-Kid Guidebook by Erin Chase, founder of 5dollardinners.com. Your kids will build confidence and creativity in the kitchen while cooking alongside you. For more ideas about summer...
Learning a New Language
Why not help your child get excited about learning a new language this summer? Truly acquiring a second language takes thousands of hours. That is too much to ask of one short summer. But you can help your child get motivated to learn a new language. This motivation...
Kids and Organization
Are you ready to Marie Kondo your home? Today's activity is all about inviting your kids to learn to organize and take ownership of their space or things. I decided to do this activity with my kids because I want them to learn the importance of tidying up their...
Storytelling: A Special Gift
For centuries, storytelling has been a great way for history, traditions, culture, and family values to be passed from one generation to the next. Across the globe, in dens with fireplaces, to the campfires of rural people in rustic settings, storytelling has always...