From the teachers & staff at South Carolina Calvert Academy
South Carolina Calvert Academy is a K-8, tuition-free public virtual charter school available to families statewide in South Carolina. To learn more about our program and view our schedule of...
The stores are full of school supplies, kids and parents are getting anxious, and teachers are already preparing their rooms. It's definitely time for back to school!
As a teacher, I love this time of year! It’s the start of...
When I was 11 we moved into a new house. Our house seemed like heaven on earth. There were friendly neighbors, lots of kids and a backyard pool. It was the best summer ever because we swam, played and...
Every once in a while moms need to take a time out. For me, I've found that my quiet time sometimes comes in the few hours I get at the salon to get my hair cut and colored.
If you're...
It's World Breastfeeding Week! The moms in our community have been attending breastfeeding events, playdates, and posting nursing photos all over social media. It's a great way to promote how beneficial and important breastfeeding is, but it can also...
I have had a love/hate relationship with public breastfeeding. I love being able to breastfeed my infant son, but I hate that nursing in public still has a stigma attached.
I have nursed all over Columbia in the past three...
Before I had children of my own, I didn't see many women breastfeeding -- or taking pictures of themselves on the rare occasions I did notice a mother nursing her child. And if I had seen it, I probably...
3 weeks. 21 days.
That's about as much as we have left of summer vacation.
I often wonder how time flies when you are a parent. It's unfair, almost cruel. I want to just STOP the days from passing so I...
I breastfed each of my older two children for the first year of their life, so I certainly wasn’t a nursing newbie with my third baby. The easiest nursing times were when my babies were between six months and...
Nursing seems to be an all or nothing type of experience. Like skydiving. That's right, nursing is like skydiving. You either do it or you don't. Tackling it halfway and with lukewarm commitment just doesn't work out.
Much like skydiving,...
Next year my daughter, Caroline, will be heading off to college (cue tears)! And while that may be 12 months away, the time will be here before I know it and I can't stop thinking of ways to prepare...
I love escaping into a new book. It's a great break for the stress of the day and demands of motherhood. It is part of my nightly routine to curl up with a great novel and just UNWIND.
Last night...
A new school year is upon us, and parents of toddlers and young children everywhere are visiting preschools, making decisions on where to attend, and putting their names on the best waiting lists.
Except me.
Don't get me wrong. I think...
My son and I recently attended our first Lexington County Blowfish Baseball game a few weeks ago. Up until last year, the games were played in downtown Columbia, but in 2014 they moved to the brand new Lexington County...
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Columbia Family Events | May
May in Columbia is full of fun – from puppet shows, outdoor play, storytimes, art activities, and more! Get out your calendars and make...
