The Beginning
As recently as the 1970’s, women’s history was virtually an unknown topic in the K-12 curriculum or in general public consciousness. To address this situation, the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women initiated a “Women’s History Week” celebration for 1978. We chose the week of March 8 to make International Women’s Day the focal point of the observance. The activities that were held met with enthusiastic response, and within a few years dozens of schools planned special programs for Women’s History Week. Over one-hundred community women participated in the Community Resource Women Project, an annual “Real Woman” Essay Contest which drew hundreds of entries, and we were staging a marvelous annual parade and program in downtown Santa Rosa, California. Continue reading The Story of National Women’s History Month

Receiving a warning notice from your child’s school is not only alarming; it can leave one feeling frustrated and confused. The question becomes, “I have tried everything.  Now what do I do?”  

One should remember that warning notices are intended as an alarm signal of some bigger problem in your child’s academic life. Once the problem is identified, you can take steps to remedy the situation and get your child back on the right track to learning. Continue reading Mid-school Year Slump: How to Get Your Child Back on Track!

A first-grade boy, who had come to the Huntington Learning Center two months ago with his parents, did not know his letters, numbers or phonics. Last week, he sat nervously in the center director’s office and read aloud to his parents. His father hugged him. His mother cried. And the boy, well, he beamed with pride and confidence.

Success stories are the norm at the Hamilton Huntington Learning Center, but Mark Kance, center director, was proud to share that recent one that unfolded right before his eyes. Continue reading Huntington Learning Center – Helping Students Succeed In School And Beyond