Sometimes, a Calvert lesson is so timely that it has to cross grade level boundaries.  My second grader and I have been arguing the virtues of hand-washing all summer.  Today, Duncan, my seventh grader, had an activity that made those virtues so easy to understand for ALL of us.  I wanted to share it with […]

What’s for dinner?  It’s the dreaded question!  You spend your days as teacher, planner, maid, secretary, chauffeur,and now you have to be the cook too?  Well, we want to help. Unfortunately we can’t come to your house and cook for you, but we’re happy to share some meal planning tips!  Meal scheduling – Use your […]

What is Service Learning? Service learning and community service are often thought of as two interchangeable experiences, evoking images of students picking up trash along the roadside, volunteering at a soup kitchen, or collecting items for a canned food drive. All of these community service activities are of great benefit, teach valuable lessons, and people […]

This spring is a great time to get the whole family moving by incorporating physical activities into your lifestyle. Read our ideas on how to exercise both body and mind! According to http://kidshealth.org/,10% of 2 to 5 year olds and more than 15% of children between the ages of 6 and 19 are overweight. Studies […]

Benjamin Franklin coined the famous phrase, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” That sentiment may have been true two hundred years ago, but these days a penny saved can be two pennies earned with interest! As today’s child becomes increasingly exposed to “must have” products marketed through television commercials and on the Internet, it […]

Yesterday I told you about two of the “fun boxes” that we use in our family to keep the troops at Clan Roe marching forward.  Today I want to tell you about the other two. Fun Box #3 – The Idea Box – This could be called the Reward Box Part II, because the idea […]

You may think, if you are familiar with it, that the title of this piece refers to December 26th – the traditional English celebration of gift giving to others.  However, what I have in mind today is not a date on the calendar, but a gift that will keep on giving. Over the years, we […]

As if choosing and implementing an academic curriculum for your children was not enough, research indicates that you should be organizing regular physical activity for them as well.  The results of a study by Charles Hillman, Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Neuroscience at the University of Illinois were published in the Journal of Sport and […]