Category Archives: School

Memories of Our School Lunches by Betty Mason Arthurs

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Betty Mason Arthurs

School has started and I can hear the children’s voices as they walk past our house to elementary school. The good news today in America is that in neighborhoods all across our country, schools are open and ready to educate … Continue reading →

Posted in children, food, Life Transitions, Lunch, Parenting, School | Tagged Back to School, memories of school, sack lunches, school lunch | 2 Comments

How I Learned to Love Geometry…by ARHuelsenbeck

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

I met Deedee in Girl Scouts. She went to public school, I went to parochial school. Our paths would never have crossed in elementary school were it not for Scouts. What I remember most about Deedee from those early years … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, Math, Memoir, School | Tagged friends, students | 6 Comments

Bullies Beware, Grandmother Patrols in Schools by Betty Mason Arthurs

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Betty Mason Arthurs

Bullies Beware, Grandmother Patrols in Schools by Betty Mason Arthurs Maybe it’s time for schools to hang next to their signs, “Drug Free Zone,” a second sign which proclaims, “Grandmas on Patrol, No Bullying Allowed.” Is anyone else sick and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullies, Doing Life Together, Finding solutions, Grandparenting, Kindness, School, Uncategorized | Tagged bullying, Grandmother's Help, Grandmothers in Action, School Children | 3 Comments

Folk Dance Friday

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

This article previously appeared on ARHtisticLicense. I dance with the Phoenix International Folk Dancers. As our name suggests, we do dances from all over, but we favor folk dances from the Balkan nations of southeastern Europe: especially Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain research, Dancing, Doing Life Together, Family Life, Folk dance, Learning New Skills, Parenting, Practicing, School, Teaching | Tagged children, Education | 1 Comment

Defusing the Demolition Derby

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

In my home state of Arizona, some school districts are already in session, while most others will resume within the next three weeks or so. In other parts of the country, summer vacation lasts another six weeks or more, but … Continue reading →