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Pumpkin Science

Exploring the Science of a Pumpkin It’s Fall and that means it’s pumpkin season! It’s that time of year when we are surrounded by all things pumpkin. We eat them, drink them, carve them, and decorate with them. Many of us look forward to the abundance of pumpkin spiced options…
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Tips to Help Navigate This Year’s Return to School

Stratford’s Chief Academic Officer Jeanne Huybrechts shares some thoughtful advice to help us navigate this unique back-to-school year with our children. For nearly all school-age children in our country, school year 2020-21 was non-traditional, featuring many months of online learning and/or hybrid school schedules –perhaps ending with a few weeks…
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Books to Get Your Child Excited About School

Reading Picks for Preschool through Middle School, curated by our Stratford School Librarian, Keira Pride Children, particularly younger children, crave the comfort of predictable routines and often struggle with transitions. In the summer weeks leading up to the beginning of a school year, children can become anxious, even if the…
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6 Parenting Books to Help You Keep Calm and Carrying On

While it is true that our children do not come with a handbook, thankfully there are insightful experts who have written their own books to help us more successfully manage the twists and turns of our parenting journey. With a limited amount of time in our day, the question is…
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Stratford School’s Virtual Parent Speaker Series Returns in 2021-2022

TWO NEW SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED FOR SEPTEMBER At Stratford, parents are our partners. As such, we are committed to supporting our parents throughout their parenting journey. Through our Parent Speaker Series we are pleased to present an array of distinguished experts to both enlighten and inspire parents, as they guide their…
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