According to Public Information Officer, Jackie Johnson, the Alachua County School Board has been made aware that, starting with the 2026-27 school year, the Florida Charter Review Commission (CRC) decided today to approve the conversion of Newberry Elementary School to… read more
Early childhood education is important as it supports brain development, fosters social and emotional growth, prepares children for school and promotes a lifelong love for learning. It lays the groundwork for academic success, enhances cognitive abilities and provides a nurturing… read more
As children progress through school, they are required to show growth and improvement in their academic performance. With added pressure from a culture of high-stakes testing, children find themselves expected to perform well on state assessments. The focus has shifted… read more
It's never too early to prepare for your kiddos next school year. Our community has so many amazing options, that it might be hard to pick which one is best for your children. Giggle Magazine's 2025 Education Guide, sponsored by… read more
One of the joys of homeschooling is the luxury of extra time to spend with your children during the day. This includes getting to enjoy all that the Gainesville area has to offer each and every day. We are blessed… read more
What if we told you working out as a parent doesn’t have to mean squeezing in a quick trip to the gym at unreasonable hours? What if we said you could stay fit while having fun with the entire family?… read more
For those of us that are parents of school-aged children, the upcoming holidays can cause us to spend countless hours looking for just the right gift for our child’s teacher. Oftentimes, we have more than one teacher to buy gifts… read more
Meet Lin Lim Tippin, our Featured Teacher for the October/November 2024 issue of Giggle Magazine! My family came to the United States in 1984 as refugees from a war-torn country. I went to school to study medicine and came away… read more
Meet our Featured Teacher, Jennifer Szczepanski! My name is Jennifer Szczepanski, and I was born and raised on Long Island, New York. I moved to Alachua county in 2011 and I started working as a Headstart instructor in 2011 at… read more
As artificial intelligence (AI) took the world by storm nearly a year ago. Home educators took notice and began to wonder what this would mean. While many traditional schoolteachers initially expressed fear that their students would use this emerging technology… read more
