If you have ever tried to manage school pickup, a snack emergency, and an after-school schedule on a Manhattan sidewalk, you already know that parenting here is equal parts magical and logistical. The upside is that Manhattan offers an incredible range of private enrichment programs that help children grow academically, socially, and emotionally. Below are the activities UES and UWS families consistently return to, trust and recommend. Kid activities in Manhattan Robotics and STEM For...

FIRST LEGO League FLL is approaching one of the most significant transitions in its history. LEGO Education has officially announced that it will retire the entire SPIKE portfolio including SPIKE Prime and SPIKE Essential setting a clear end of life path for the robotics platform that has defined FLL for much of the past decade. For teams schools and organizations around the world this is not just a product update it is a structural shift that will reshape how FLL robotics is taught funded...

Many schools want STEAM programs but often run into the issue of where to find funding. Title Fund budgeting are a great way to allocate funds for STEAM programs. But how can you use them? We have identified 3 ways: Title I - Title I funds can be used to purchase STEM/ STEAM materials. If you’re a Title I school (meaning you have greater than 40% of your student population are low-income students), we suggest including a Computer Science/ STEAM curriculum in your Title I budget. Later, you...