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For the second year students from Longwood University were excited to visit Dr. Paul Malone and the John Mitchell Map at the Urbanna Museum & Visitors Center on September 14. Former curator Cloyde Wiley and Dr. Malone have been...

Ware Academy is pleased to announce the addition of six new staff members.  Ware Academy also welcomes 29 new students. Its focus on academic excellence through faculty qualifications, new and reorganized facility, integration of technology, and new leadership will continue...

Students at Christchurch School are celebrating Ally Week with conversations about inclusion, kindness, friendship, support, community, and encouragement.

On Wednesday, October 23, Chesapeake Academy’s Performing Arts and Lecture Series (PALS) will present the Richmond Ballet’s “Swan Lake.” This 45-minute adaptation of Swan Lake will introduce young audience members to the language of ballet through a combination of...

Problem solvers are always in demand: on teams, in business or industry, and in the job market . . . any valuable endeavor requires active critical thinkers. Research shows that building the unique skill set of an innovative thinker...

Chesapeake Academy third grade teacher Niki Allen participated in the Orton Gillingham Program’s Comprehensive Training Program. This course provided participants with an in-depth understanding of the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education’s (IMSE) Orton-Gillingham methodology, focusing primarily on phonological awareness and phonics...

Chesapeake Academy technology coordinator Kimberly Dynia prepares robots for back to school use in the school’s Arts & Innovation Hub. Coding and robotics is one component of the Integrated Skills Curriculum that supports innovation and design at Chesapeake Academy...

“Life in the soil: Dig Deeper” is the theme for this year’s national youth poster contest sponsored by the National Association of Conservation Districts. The local Tidewater Soil and Water Conservation District is seeking entries from all Mathews, Gloucester,...

by Tom Chillemi The eyes of innocence were fixed on Middlesex Elementary School kindergarten teacher Ms. Singleton as she read to the children on the first day of school. The lessons of Miss Bindergarten’s book were basic: don’t jump in puddles;...

The Rappahannock Industrial Academy Alumni Association recently held its annual banquet at Immanuel Baptist Church in Saluda. Alumni of the school were introduced and student winners of the RI Academy Scholarship were recognized. Alumni present were Lillian Hill McGuire, class...