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Santa Fe College Offers College for Kids Online!

By Amanda Roland | April 7, 2020 | Blog , COVID-19 Updates , Learn
If you are looking for some FREE online educational resources while your children are at home, Santa Fe College's College for Kids (CFK) will now be taking place online! CFK is offering two courses online. The first is "Coding With Minecraft"! If your kiddo likes Minecraft and has shown an interest is coding, then they

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Celebrate Pi Day This Weekend — With Pie!

By Jacqueline Saguin | March 10, 2020 | Blog , Holidays
Who knew celebrating math could be so delicious? As we near National Pi Day on March 14, Giggle has created ways to celebrate our infinite love for the number. Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, or 3.14. So, try out these creative activities with your kiddos this Pi

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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

By Julie Walter | March 2, 2020 | Learn
One fish, two fish. Red fish, blue fish. We all know Dr. Seuss’s famous works, but how much do we really know about the famous author himself? March 2 would have been the 116th birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, and is also Read Across America Day. To celebrate the day,

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Featured Teacher: Meet Sara Bolton

By Giggle Magazine | February 20, 2020 | Featured Teacher , Learn
AT WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU CURRENTLY WORK? Talbot Elementary School WHAT GRADE/AGE DO YOU TEACH? 5th grade HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A TEACHER? Nine years WHAT SUBJECT DO YOU TEACH? Math, Science and Robotics Why were you inspired to teach? I had many fantastic teachers growing up who inspired me to teach. I knew

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30 Local Students Achieve National Merit Finalist Status

By Amanda Roland | February 18, 2020 | Blog , Your Schools
Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) announced that 30 students from local high schools are finalists in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship program.  This program is extremely prestigious and indicates great academic excellence. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently informed the finalists of their status, and the finalists have a chance to be awarded thousands of

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Is a Homeschool Co-op Right for Your Family?

By Crystal Ladwig, Ph. D. | January 20, 2020 | Homeschool , Learn
Socialization is widely considered to be a concern for families as they start home schooling. Alachua County and the surrounding areas are blessed to have an incredible level of support for home schooling, one that many other districts in Florida do not share. Without a doubt, the best source of socialization and support comes from

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Changes to PERT Exam Exemption

By Giggle Magazine | August 13, 2018 | Blog
PERT test article Calling all parents of incoming high school freshman! While it might be an emotional time sending your teen off to high school for the first time, you have to start thinking about graduation, as far off as that may seem right now! It is important to start thinking early on about what

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Germs of Backpacks, Lunchboxes and Water Bottles

By Jessica Franklin | August 9, 2018 | Health
Every person with a school-aged child knows that the back to school season is often shortly followed by the start of a new cold and flu season. Children are once again going to be in close quarters with 20–30 of their peers and all the germs they bring with them! But have you considered that

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Back to School Must Haves

By Giggle Magazine | August 3, 2018 | Feature
Top of the Class   From backpacks and lunch boxes to pencil cases and planners, make sure your kiddo is ready with all the best supplies for this school year, no matter their age! Preschool   Animal Packers Booski Bear $36.50 EGGKIDS Maja Backpack $40     Dabbawalla Trunk Show Elephant Lunch Bag $30 Stephen

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