Prescott-area students shared their best moments of the last school year with Prescott LIVING Magazine. The magazine’s 2018 Essay Contest asked, “What was your greatest moment in school?” Essay contestants received a family four-pack of Heritage Park Zoo tickets. Our school-aged writers will show you that children learn from experiences, not just from lessons. A … Read More…
by Robin Layton As children, we spend most of the year wishing for summer vacation to start. When it finally gets here, poof, it’s gone! As adults, we can definitely relate to summer fun disappearing in a blink. Suddenly, you have zero time to complete school clothes shopping, dental appointments and eye checkups. In Arizona, … Read More…
by Tim Carter, Yavapai County School Superintendent Abraham Lincoln said, “Upon the subject of education … I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in.” I couldn’t agree more! Even though logical, thoughtful people know that education is the key to our collective … Read More…
by Jennifer McCormack Just a couple of months ago, 31-year-old David Salter was unemployed and struggling — a self-described “blank slate” yearning for challenge and change. Today, as one of the first students in a Yavapai College internship program for Prescott-based orthotics company RESA Wear, he is about four weeks away from reaping the rewards … Read More…
by Tim Diesch “They changed my life,” recalls Prescott Valley resident and Yavapai College student Jennifer Edmonds. “For the first time, I felt like I was worth an education.” Edmonds, now in her second semester at Yavapai College and pursuing an Associate of Applied Science degree in Social and Human Services, is grateful to YC’s … Read More…
by Kelly Mattox, Director, Family Resource Center, PUSD & Rebecca Wood, VISTA, Family Resource Center, PUSD The Prescott Unified School District opened the Family Resource Center in 2016. Since then, the center moved to the new district office, stuffed hundreds of backpacks and provided ongoing services to over 500 students and families. “Students are so … Read More…
by Ed Wisneski, Yavapai College Osher Lifelong Learning Institute “Curiosity is what separates us from the cabbages,” said two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough. “It’s accelerative. The more we know, the more we want to know.” About 2,000 insatiably inquisitive adults in Yavapai County have found a resource for their curiosity, the Osher Lifelong Learning … Read More…
by Joe Howard, Prescott Unified School District Superintendent After returning from a beautiful vacation to Colorado this summer, I found myself feeling so lucky to live in Prescott. Like many of you, a break from work is always healthy, but the idea of coming back to the workplace after fishing trout streams can seem daunting. … Read More…
Each young learner is unique, and it is important to choose an educational program that accommodates your child’s personal needs and interests. Yet with so many school options, how do you decide which one is right for your student? Mastering basic learning techniques: The instruction students receive in their first few years at school forms … Read More…
by Nicole Kennedy, Vice President of Development, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Arizona The Boys & Girls Clubs has a proud history of serving youth in communities nationwide since 1860. Founded originally as a Boys’ Club in Connecticut, it has grown tremendously, serving over four million boys and girls annually between more than 4,000 … Read More…