Vietnam Travel With Kids

June 1, 2019 / Melissa Downham / Kids, Travel / No Comments

Known for its complex history, delicious pho, and iconic landscapes, Vietnam has always been high on our list of places to experience. And experiencing it with our children was important to us. Vietnam marked our second trip to Asia—and our children’s first trip to a communist country, as Vietnam is one of the five remaining communist countries today.
Have you taken a trip with the goal to understand and experience another culture (with or without kids)? Contact us if you’d like to share your information for our “Cultural Travel” page.

Vaccinations: Your Choice, Others’ Children

April 1, 2019 / Martina Will, Ph.D. / Community Issues, Health & Wellness, Kids / No Comments

Health experts and parents discuss the importance of community or herd immunity imparted by vaccines, which protect those with compromised immune systems from contracting vaccine-preventable diseases. The recent measles epidemic in the U.S. came close to Stapleton in January 2019 but no outbreak occurred.

Kids’ Biz Legislation

March 1, 2019 / Carol Roberts / Business, Kids, Politics, State Issues / No Comments

When State Senator Angela Williams, a former business woman, learned the lemonade stand of a constituent’s kids was shut down for lack of a permit, she started looking into how other states and municipalities regulate (or don’t regulate) kids’ businesses.

DESTINATION GUATEMALA: WITH KIDS

February 1, 2019 / Caroline Hagadorn / Kids, Travel / 1 Comment

Have you taken a trip with the goal to understand and experience another culture? Contact us if you’d like to share your information for our “Cultural Travel” page (with kids or no kids).

…NE News Updates

February 1, 2019 / Carol Roberts / Announcements, Community Issues, Families, Health & Wellness, Kids, Transportation / No Comments

This month in NE Updates: Measles Outbreak in Stapleton; Trampoline & Adventure Park Coming to Stapleton; and I-70 Construction Update.

An Inspiring Teenager In Our Midst

February 1, 2019 / Sara Blanchard / Kids, People / No Comments

What were YOU doing when you were in 7th grade? If you’re Abby Jones, a student at McAuliffe International School, you’re fresh off the Today Show after delivering a powerful, local TEDx talk about disconnecting.

A Place Where Kids Can Learn, Play and Just Be Kids

January 1, 2019 / Courtney Drake-McDonough / Business, Kids, Schools/Education / No Comments

Lacking a natural outdoor play area, and with changing property management and increasing rents, Rachel Baumel and her husband, Dan Mitzner, co-owners of the school, decided it was time to build a place of their own.

“The Talk” is Really Many Conversations

December 1, 2018 / Martina Will, Ph.D. / Health & Wellness, Kids, Parenting / 2 Comments

For the past 14 years, Macklin, a Stapleton parent of two, has devoted her professional life to helping others have open and frank conversations about sex, sexuality, and reproductive health.

Dig in — and Find What Lies Behind SPF Colors

December 1, 2018 / Carol Roberts / Community Issues, Correction, Kids, Schools/Education / No Comments

On last year’s early literacy test for first to third graders, Ashley ranked in the top ten elementary schools in the district—alongside many affluent schools with far fewer “academic gap” students.

Foundation for Sustainable Urban Communities: Grants Awarded to NE Schools

November 1, 2018 / Brian Weber / Announcements, Community Issues, Kids, Parenting, Recognitions, Schools/Education / No Comments

Over the past year, more than $135,000 was given to Stapleton area schools by the Foundation for Sustainable Urban Communities (formerly the Stapleton Foundation).

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