4 Skills That Will Help Your Son Do Well in Kindergarten
Whether your son is starting kindergarten at 5 or 6, that fateful day will be here faster than you...
The Truth About Academic Redshirting
Your child will turn 5 this summer. It’s not a bad time for a birthday party; the kids can run...
3 Elements of Fessenden's Boston Pre-K and Kindergarten Curriculum that Make a Difference
At Fessenden, we often hear that students are happy to go to school each day. Beginning with our...
Why Play is Important for Early Childhood Development
Why is play so important? The value of play in providing a positive and productive learning...
10 Private Elementary Schools Within 20 Minutes of Boston
If you live in Boston, one of the perks of enrolling your child in a private school, rather than...
Why Consider an All-Boys Pre-K Program?
Is pre-K too early for single-sex education? Not according to the research. For many parents, a...
3 Things You Can Learn About Educating Young Boys – A Male Early Education Teacher’s Perspective
Male teachers are a rarity in American elementary schools, in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten...
‘Play is the Work of Childhood,’ but is it Beneficial?
For most adults (unless we’re very lucky), “work” and “play” tend to be separate pursuits. We...
7 Signs Your 5-Year-Old Is Ready For Private Kindergarten
In Massachusetts, children must begin school in September of the calendar year in which they turn...
Redshirting: Are Parents Asking the Wrong Questions?
What is Redshirting? Redshirting Meaning: Across the country, more and more parents are...