2021 Early Learning School GuideJanuary 1, 2021 Early childhood (usually defined as birth to 8 years) is a time of tremendous physical, cognitive, socio-emotional, and language development. 8-year-olds typically are in grade 3. Jefferson P...
2020-2021 School Listings for Orleans and Jefferson ParishesSeptember 1, 2020 To help you find the right school for your child, we've compiled a comprehensive list of area schools. This convenient go-to guide for the 2020-21 school year includes grades taught, studen...
Masking with Your Kids6 Mask Safety Tips to Know Right Now Here are six helpful tips for keeping your child safely masked as they head back to school and their extra-curricular activities this COVID-19 fall. Compliance. Withou...
NOLA Education during COVIDWe gathered a panel of local experts to guide us through the ever-changing landscape of today's Covid-influenced education. We spoke with Dr. Pat Blackwell, a licensed psychologist, Dr. Lauren Hernandez, a boa...
The results of the 2020 Nola Family Favorites Reader Survey are in! June 30, 2020 We asked, and you answered – with over 25,000 votes! Here are your choices for the best of ‘all things family’ in New Orleans and beyond! Congratulations to all of the winners! Birthday Party...
Louisiana Public Schools Closed Until April 13March 13, 2020 All Louisiana public schools, K–12, will be closed statewide from March 16 to April 13, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Friday on Twitter. We will provide updates as they become available. In a...
Winter 2020 School Listings Searching for the right school is tough. There’s a lot to consider: location, teacher/student ratio, tuition… To help you find the right one, Nola Family has compiled a listing of Orleans and Jefferson Parish...
7 Tips to Reduce Backpack Injury to your Childupdated August 22, 2019 Over 5,000 kids will visit the emergency room this year due to backpack related injuries... and more than half of the students who use backpacks don’t heed the weight safety guidelines...
Spotlight: YAYAThe owners of a new café in the Treme neighborhood recently commissioned a local artist to paint a mural inside the building. Quinton Gilmore, an artist-mentor with Young Aspirations Young Artists, Inc., brough...
Spotlight: Big ClassWriting program helps kids become published authors Doug Keller wants the children of New Orleans to be heard. Through dialogue and the written word, students ages 6 to 18 get that chance through Big Class, th...
