Your child wanders into the kitchen as you prepare dinner. What’s your gut reaction? Tell them to go play to get them out of the kitchen? Or do you introduce age-appropriate cooking concepts? It can be tricky to know what to teach your kids at certain ages. As long as you make sure the cooking lessons make sense for your…

Students need to be engaged as they learn. To that end, the after-school bricks4kidz program at Lake Forrest Prep places a tremendous amount of emphasis on the critical thinking, engineering, and creativity that go into LEGO® building. How can playing with LEGO bricks help your child? In many ways! Read on to learn more. LEGO creations foster creativity Give a…

It’s been a successful semester, but your children are probably ready for the holidays. How can you incorporate family relaxation and fun with a desire to learn? We have the following suggestions for your family to enjoy the holidays while keeping young minds stimulated. Spend time with games Always a crowd pleaser, board games and video games are family favorites.…

Public speaking has often been referred to as the second greatest fear in life, only surmounted by the fear of death. Public speaking does not need to be frightening, however. With practice and a boost of self-confidence, even the smallest presenters can become top-notch public speakers. Lake Forrest Prep’s varied curriculum allows students to practice speaking in both small and…

Math is a subject students generally either adore or avoid. Unless math is pointed out, it is not often considered a fundamental part of everyday life. Show your child how math is incorporated into almost every aspect of life to help them understand why they’re learning about it. Here are a few ways to start.  Look to Nature for Mathematic…

Creativity and an arts education can be critical to the success of any child. Lake Forrest incorporates a variety of arts education for its students, from painting to creative writing to humanities. Most children show a love of drawing, painting or coloring — but many start to lose that passion as they get into middle school. While some children show a…

March is Women’s History Month, and what better way to celebrate than by reading the works of trailblazing female authors. Female children’s authors carved unique paths to publishing their books in male-dominated fields. Here are a few of our favorites:  Madeleine L’Engle When she published A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L’Engle carved out a space for women in science fiction.…

Nostalgia might make us a little biased, but kids’ educational programming from the 80s and 90s was incredible. The influx of positive messaging from shows like Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Blues Clues and Arthur have carried over into modern shows. Those messages, coupled with harsher advertising restrictions during children’s programming, meant that kids’ TV wasn’t a walking advertisement for a new…

Every year, it seems like another list comes out about the “most profitable” subjects students can study. And, likewise, every year it reopens the debate: is STEM better than the arts because it makes more money? Is STEM better because there’s always a demand for it? The answer to both of those questions is simply “no,” but unpacking why someone…