Check out this opportunity provided by the Virginia Department of Education. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jillian Below is encouraging parents of children entering kindergarten this fall to take advantage of a free online summer program provided by Waterford.org, a Utah-based nonprofit specializing in early learning. The program provides 20-25 minutes of daily age-appropriate reading, […]
A love of learning and reading begins early. It isn’t about skill and drill or worksheets. It is about creating a literacy and language rich environment. Everywhere you go there are letters, signs, numbers, magazines, newspapers, books and pictures with words. How can you foster a love of books and reading? How do you boost […]
The past three years have been stressful for all of us and our children are no different. That is why we are so excited to have our enrichment programs live and in person in the school again. On any given day, you will find CrossFit for Kids, the Slover Library, The Chrysler Museum of Art, […]
Here at The New E3 School, you can peek inside our lively classrooms to find children who are highly engaged and teachers artfully guiding development throughout the day. That’s because our school proudly implements the comprehensive STREAMin3 curriculum model in all of our classrooms. It all started when E3:Elevate Early Education (E3) looked nationally at […]
I was perusing The Atlantic and the cover and title of a book caught my eye. It was entitled, Hunt, Gather, Parent. Parenting is a tough job no matter how old your children are. A friend of mine who has five grown children recently said, “Bigger children. Bigger Problems.” We all know that the early […]
Today, February 7th is our school’s 7th birthday. We are celebrating with a fun-filled day of critical thinking, problem solving, projects and STREAM activities focused on the number 7, many of which were dreamed up by our children. YOU can help us celebrate. Try some of these ideas at home with your children and talk […]
It is February, a time when we honor Black Americans and their contributions to the United States. Throughout the month, our school will have special activities that teach our children about the pioneers in art, dance, music, basketball, boxing, track, science, writing and the most influential Black Americans in history. There are so many ways […]
Our children , families and teachers gathered on Saturday to work together to build their masterpieces. Each classroom of all ages collaborated to develop a plan, build and decorate the inside and outside of their houses. The results are amazing. The school was filled with creativity, laughter and a little competition in the air. They […]
We have some exciting news to share! The Lewis Family recognizes and values the impact high quality early education can make in the life of a child & family. That is why they recently set up The New E3 Scholarship Fund at The Hampton Roads Community Foundation with a generous gift. There are over […]
Watch Christian’s gratitude for E3 School! Over half of Virginia’s kindergartners are showing up to school NOT ready in literacy, math, social skills or self-regulation. Too many children are entering kindergarten without key readiness skills and continuing to struggle through 3rd grade and beyond. When children have access to high quality early education, they […]
