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A map of a city represents several tasks to be completed by students’ creations in Lego Robotics.

Valley Stream 30 caps an enriched educational summer

Valley Stream District 30’s Summer Enrichment program has helped keep students’ minds sharp and stimulated amid the summer hiatus from school. Students in the Summer … more

By Juan Lasso | 8/27/23

One more shameless appointment by town GOP

Town of Hempstead Republicans practically swelled with pride on April 16, after the Town Board unanimously passed a revamped ethics code. more

4/25/19

Participants in the Town of Hempstead's Senior Writing Workshop recently read their works at the Merrick Theater and Center for the Arts.

There's no age limit to creativity at town's Senior Writing Workshop

The older adults participating in the Town of Hempstead’s Senior Writing Workshop presented their original works recently at the Merrick Theater and Center for the Arts. more

By Casey Pinner | 7/18/14

Instructor Leah Bernstein helped Daniel Amin, a fourth-grader at the Willow Road School, and his mother, Savita, with their origami project at District 13’s Explorations Day on May 5.

After-school learning made fun

Students in District 13’s enrichment program got a reward for all their hard work this year — more time in school. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/14/14

Salwa Zahid learned how to make bubbles in the science enrichment course at the James A. Dever School.

Sharpening their minds on Saturday

School on Saturday may not sound like the most popular activity for children, but it can be quite a blast if done the right way. About 65 students from District 13 recently spent their Saturday mornings in school, learning new languages or discovering more about the world around them. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 3/14/14

District 24 Challenge program teacher Risa Miller, left, meets with fifth-grade students at the William L. Buck School.

District 24 revamps enrichment program

For years, District 24 has made it a point to make sure that those students who excel in their studies are pushed to challenge themselves even further. The aptly named Challenge Program has undergone some changes this year, with new opportunities offered for the district’s best performing students. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 1/9/14

Teacher Lymari TatTnall sings “Siete Dias” with some of her Spanish enrichment students, from left, Sophia Castineiras, Lucas Francisque, Lucas Philbor and Sebastion Castineiras.

Learning Spanish as easy as uno, dos, tres

Every day, technology connects countries around the world and the need to learn a new language becomes more pressing. Elementary teacher Lymari Tattnall noticed this demand and decided to do something about it. more

By Grace Poppe | 8/14/13

In Kitchen Science, students got to see how a soda-bottle volcano was made.

School on Saturday? You bet.

After spending five days a week engrossed in English, math, history and science, many children don’t even want to think about school on a Saturday. But for 135 students in District 13, school is exactly where they want to be. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 3/13/13

District 13 launches weekend enrichment program

You’re never too young to learn to speak another language or play a new instrument. Valley Stream District 13 will be giving its students a chance to develop these and other skills during a five-week Saturday enrichment program which begins in February. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 1/23/13

Kevin Hughes, a financial advisor from Morgan Stanley, met with sixth-graders from District 30 participating in the Stock Market Game on Dec. 20.

An enriching education in District 30

How would like to have $100,000 to invest in the stock market? About 50 sixth-graders in District 30 did, and they learned what it takes to make smart investments. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 1/9/13

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