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Notes from the field

The work is made of small moments — a kid who finishes their first chapter book, a wall full of sticky-note kindness. Here are a few worth sharing.

A young boy leans in to study an illustrated book at a classroom table.

Five ways to raise a reader this summer

The “summer slide” is real — but it’s also beatable. Here are five low-effort, high-joy ways to keep kids reading until fall.

Kids building a colorful cardboard marble run on a STEAM Saturday.

STEAM Saturdays are back for the new year

Cardboard marble runs, watercolor constellations, and a whole lot of “what if?” — our most-requested program returns this fall.

A classroom kindness wall covered in colorful handwritten sticky notes.

What a wall of sticky notes taught a school about kindness

One teacher, one empty wall, and a stack of sticky notes. Here’s how a small idea rippled through an entire building.

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