For this installment of the A Grade Ahead’s Employee Spotlight Series, we’d like to introduce you to Alaya London. Alaya is an English Teacher at the Rocky Hill and Manchester, Connecticut A Grade Ahead locations. She just started her 4th …
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8 Habits for Kids to Build for Success in School
A new school year brings a fresh start… and a fresh set of teachers, students, assignments, stresses, responsibilities, and maybe even schools. At A Grade Ahead, we know the beginning of the school year can be chaotic, exciting, and a …
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8 Kid-friendly Volunteer Activities to Get Involved
You may not know this, but the fourth week in August is actually the “Be Kind to Humankind” week! Then, you may wonder: what does being kind to humankind even mean? That’s a great question. Being kind to humankind can …
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A Grade Ahead Employee Spotlight: Teresa Jordan
This new installment of the A Grade Ahead’s Employee Spotlight Series is an introduction to our very own Central Ohio Academy Manager, Teresa Jordan. Teresa oversees all four of our central Ohio academies: Dublin, Gahanna, Polaris, and Powell. She has …
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How to Prepare Your Child for a New School
Believe it or not, the movies about the new kid at school eating lunch alone in the bathroom stall are not total exaggerations. I attended a high school outside of my district, so I didn’t know a single other person. …
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Most Commonly Misused Words in Writing
One of the most common errors I see when reading anything from students (and even adults) is the tendency to mix up homophones. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings, like “to,” “too,” and …
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What’s New at A Grade Ahead? July 2019
Science curriculum launched in Dublin, Ohio The Dublin, Ohio, academy launched a new 6-month science program for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. The pilot program covers physical, earth, and life sciences throughout the duration of the program. Each class is …
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A Grade Ahead Students Prove Knowledge with Math Kangaroo
Every March, thousands of students from grades 1 through 12 take the Math Kangaroo test to demonstrate their superior knowledge in math. This year, hundreds of students took the test at sixteen A Grade Ahead academies with great results. We …
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Real People, Real Stories: Meet Abhishek More
Here at A Grade Ahead, we like to celebrate success, and one success story that sticks out is that of Abhishek More. This bright young man went from A Grade Ahead student, to A Grade Ahead employee, and now he …
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Kid-friendly Independence Day Recipes
Every family has its own Independence Day recipes and traditions, young and old alike. For me, food has always been the most exciting part of this holiday because it was one of the few days out of the year that …
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