When states across the country began issuing stay at home orders, school districts had no choice but to temporarily close their doors and begin the scramble to find a way to continue to educate their students from a distance through the end of the school year. For some students, particularly homeschooled students and college students,…
Author: Renee Joyce
Happy Mother's Day from iSprowt!
Happy Mother’s Day! Everyone at iSprowt would like to take a moment to pay tribute to all the mothers, the grandmothers, the aunts – everyone out there who is “mom” to someone – especially now. You are amazing! The moms at iSprowt are the calendar keepers, boo boo fixers, school volunteers, lunch makers, bike riders,…
How Parents are Doing During School Closures
Ask any parent how they are doing during school closures and the answer they provide will likely change depending on the day, the hour, or even the minute, and it absolutely depends on their at-home situation. Most families are doing what they can to make it work – trying to find balance between work, school,…
May the Fourth
It’s May 4th! May the Fourth be with you! Confused about what that means? May the Fourth is a tribute to the phrase “may the force be with you” from the Star Wars franchise and a way to commemorate the unofficial “Star Wars Day” holiday (as declared by fans worldwide). We love this phrase at…
Celebrate May Day with iSprowt
Happy May Day! Have you ever heard the phrase, “April showers bring May flowers”? This phrase is borrowed from a poem written by Thomas Tusser in 1157. May 1, also known as May Day, marks the halfway point between the spring equinox (first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere) and summer solstice (first day…