Over 30 parents and 40 children showed up to Truman’s January parent meeting. That’s an increase of more than fifty percent from last year’s attendance.

Frankly, we were all shocked by how many people braved the snow to attend. I spent most of the evening running off more packets for parents to accommodate the crowd.

New Haven Public Schools held the Middle/Elementary School Report Card Night on February 6, 2013. I set up a table near the front door of Celentano Museum Academy, to chat with parents on their way to or from meeting with the students’ teachers. I had stacks of Parent University New Haven (PUNH) sign-up sheets and information cards, along with the PUNH t-shirt.

Shown here are a few of the photographs taken by Celentano students in the after school photography program. Over the last few months, several students learned new aspects of photography and were given tools for creative expression.

A little one-on-one attention goes a long way. With ever-increasing class sizes it can be hard for a teacher to give each child the attention that they need to prosper. In light of this situation many schools work to bring in additional tutors to provide the one-on-one attention that the children crave. Strong School has partnered with AARP to address this need through their Experience Corps program. Experience Corps recruits and trains older adults as literacy tutors to work with students in the classroom, providing them with that little bit of extra attention when they need it.

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?" It's one of the many inspiring quotes attributed to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - and a question we can all help answer, together.

During winter break, the CAPA Community Connections outreach program gave tickets for several

I don't think that there is anyone in Connecticut who wasn't affected in some way by the recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Spending every day at an elementary school doesn't make it any easier.

So much has been happening at Strong School this holiday season! One very special treat for the students was a visit from John Stanley, the father of a kindergarten student at Strong.

Wexler-Grant students were in for a holiday treat as they walked into their library on Monday, Dec. 17.

I clearly remember singing "Jingle Bells" and "Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer" as a child in elementary school concerts. The best part about it was seeing my family in the audience, looking up at me, and looking proud. This tradition continued at Strong Elementary School on December 19th. Our Holiday Concert took place in two waves: the first at 10:00 and the second at 1:00. Children of all grades sang songs about Christmas and Hanukkah, and the joys of all the winter holidays.