finding joy along the way

Busy Bees!
  • The weather is great – time to get outdoors!

    Check out all the possibilities at Charlottesville Parks & Recreation and  Albemarle County Parks & Recreation.  There are lots of opportunities for walking, swimming, classes, and many other activities to fill up your summer leisure time.

    May 24, 2009
  • New School Blogs

    As a result of our spring after-school Computer Club at Jackson-Via Elementary School, we now have two new blogs!  The first is the JV Jam Weblog, the blog produced by the JV Jam News Studio.  Jump for the Stars! presents an ePortfolio of Jackson-Via’s BEST. All Jackrabbits now have a chance to participate in weaving…

    May 19, 2009
  • Why civic engagement is good for your brain

    Last week I volunteered to help serve lunch at my daughter’s school. Over the years, I have often found myself scooping out the pasta, pouring glasses of water, all while saying hi to her friends and getting hugs (lots of hugs, that is of course the best part of being there!). Yet this past visit…

    May 10, 2009
  • You can give the gift of lifelong learning to our children

    Lifelong learning, also known as LLL, is the “lifelong, lifewide, voluntary, and self-motivated”[1] pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. As such, it not only enhances social inclusion, active citizenship and personal development, but also competitiveness and employability.[2] via Lifelong learning – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The best way to learn something is…

    May 6, 2009
  • Jackson-Via Elementary School earns national award

    “Jackson-Via Elementary is one of six schools in America to receive the Panasonic National School Change Award. Once considered under-performing, the Charlottesville school is now being praised for its achievement. …” Read full story on WVIR NBC29 website.

    April 28, 2009
  • Healthy aging in Charlottesville – and now jobs, too!

    Charlottesville is such a healthy and stimulating place for retirees to live!  For more information about how a colorful diet, an active lifestyle, and lifelong learning can add  vitality to your years visit Be Smart! , a blog dedicated to healthy aging, diet, and fitness (including “brain fitness”). And now US News has chosen C’ville…

    April 27, 2009
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