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  ABCmouse

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  FREE 30 Day Trial - ABCmouse

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  Adams Mystery Playhouse

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  New INTERACTIVE Kids Mystery Activity

     Are you a teacher, camp director, counselor or parent searching for interactive activities for your kids group? Check out this video clip of our new revolutionary INTERACTIVE on-line kids show from Adams Mystery Playhouse! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mUhTVpDNUk&feature=youtu.be Witness your Super Solver Kid Detectives as they demonstrate their super sleuth abilities using teacher-approved cognitive thinking skills during a live, on-line platform that enhances social interaction and team-work. Teachers, this activity is fantastic for developing reading and writing skills within your Mystery Units! Parents, use this for your Birthday Parties and Family Day! Counselors, take advantage of this unique experience to create a highlight for camp this Summer and Fall! Tickets can be purchased through our box office by calling 303-455-1848 or visiting our website at www.adamsmysteryplayhouse.com! Based in Colorado, Adams Mystery Playhouse is one of the longest-running, full-time mystery theatres in the USA today. Adams is known as the foremost producer of interactive mysteries for kids since 2002, traveling to libraries, schools, camps and performing in their own Denver-based theatre. When it comes to interactive mysteries, Adams has it! Date: Wednesdays - Beginning September 2, 2020 Time: 10:30 am (Mountain Standard Time - MST) 12:30 pm (EST) * 9:30 am (PST) * 11:30 am (CST) Price: Tickets are $5.00 per person Please be sure to purchase a ticket for everyone in your group. Purchase tickets from the below calendar. Date & Time: You pick the date and time for your own Online Virtual Kids' Mystery. Shows are approximately 75 minutes in length but can vary due to the interactive element of the experience. Price: $399.00 ON SALE at 50% OFF through 2020 for $199.00. Set up your own Online Virtual Kids' Mystery by calling our box office at (303) 455-1848! https://www.adamsmysteryplayhouse.com/kids.html (less) ... Read more

  50% Off INTERACTIVE Kids' Mystery - You solve the crime!

  Are you a teacher, camp director or counselor searching for virtual interactive activities for your field trip? Check out this video clip of our revolutionary You-Solve-The-Crime, on-line ki…

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  CK-12

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  CK-12 is a deeply interactive and intelligent K-12 learning platform that's free for everyone. We let students learn in their own way, whether by reading, watching videos, exploring interactive simulations, or answering personalized practice questions. We empower educators with fully customizable digital textbooks and smart insights about their students. We give parents peace of mind through lessons that are well-organized, standards-aligned, and easy to monitor. We've helped over 120 million people since 2012, both in-school and homeschool. Today, we're helping parents, students, and teachers transition to remote learning as easily as possible: We've hand-picked the most popular math and science lessons at this time of year and made them easy for anyone to learn and share We have resources in multiple languages, including Spanish and Portuguese, and our lessons can be translated into any language directly on our platform We host live webinars every week to help you get the most out of our best resources Join our global community and see what we have to offer! (less) ... Read more

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  COLORME Art Spa

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  VIRTUAL Art Birthday Party TOGO!

     Celebrate your loved one with an ART Birthday party Everyone Finding the Artist Within! A fine art piece to treasure your walls forever! Custom made pen & ink COLORME drawing to celebrate that special person in your life. Automatic goodie bag: 24 DIY Necklaces, 24 COLORME postcards and 24 goodie bags.

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  Denver Firefighters Museum

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  Virtual Wee Firefighters A virtual firefighting and fire safety class made especially for little ones ages 3 and up. [EXTENDED] Available August 18-November 28 4 video lessons Ages 3-6 Individual Child/Family Admissions: $10/$20 for 1 Day $30/$60 for 4 Days Includes lesson kit you receive via email or pick up from the Denver Firefighters Museum Class Themes: "My Friend the Firefighter" - learning about the special gear and jobs firefighters are known for "Stop! Drop! And Roll!" - learning about fire hazards and how to stop, drop, and roll "Crawl Low Under Smoke!" - learning how smoke alarms work and how to escape fire "Safe for Play! Keep Away!" - learning about the difference between adult and children's tools This is a class delivered through pre-recorded video. Parental/guardian supervision required during lessons to assist children with prompts and activities. In order to get lesson kits for the whole family, we ask you pay the family rate. To learn more and to sign up, please contact us at educator@denverfirefightersmuseum.org or at 303-892-1436. (less) ... Read more

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  Mad Science - Arizona

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  Virtual Science Field Trips!

     Mad Science's on-line interactive workshops are designed to meet bring some hands-on Science reinforcement to your existing lesson plan. Is your class learning about insects? Bring in some real insect specimens and have them counting the legs on plastic arthropods! Starting a unit on space travel? Get kids excited about visiting the stars with our sun, moon, and earth orbital model! Want to celebrate their hard work on a geology lesson? Have them panning for gems with our mineral workshop! We have dozens of workshop topics for preschool and elementary: from physics to chemistry, to biology, astronomy, and beyond! Contact us today to see how we can support your classroom's curriculum. (less) ... Read more

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  My Gym Children's Fitness Center - LIVE

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  My Gym LIVE brings our amazing curriculum to your living room, backyard, or home dojo! These are NOT prerecorded videos; this is LIVE instruction from our fun and entertaining My Gym teachers. Instead of meeting in person each week, you and your kids will attend My Gym LIVE classes on line as a supplement to your children's home education, learning, fitness, and play. Your first Guest Class is FREE. Visit our web site today to sign up at the My Gym nearest to you in your time zone!

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  OdySea Aquarium

  Scottsdale

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  Virtual Field Trips Are Here! OdySea Aquarium welcomes Preschool through 12th grade public, private, charter, and homeschool students.

     Your virtual field trip includes access to exclusive video content, curriculum-based activities customized by grade level, and we'll broadcast to your class LIVE from our animal habitats. Get behind the scenes, meet the animals, and ask questions in a 45-minute LIVE interactive experience! Click here for more information and to book your virtual field trip. For on-site field trips, for a limited time, if you book now you can save up to 60%. You can schedule your exact date for anytime in the next year later, but by booking now you can lock in the low price. OdySea Aquarium welcomes Preschool through 12th grade public, private, charter, and homeschool students. School tours are self-guided tours that take 2 hours or more. No outside food or drink is permitted inside the aquarium, and there is not a place to store your lunches. Field trips can be scheduled any day with arrival times between 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. OdySea Aquarium continues to monitor and follow guidelines from the CDC and government authorities. Click here for the most updated details on what we are doing to keep guests safe and what to expect when you visit. Please call 480-291-8246 if you have any questions. (less) ... Read more

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  Reading Eggs

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  Learn to Read in 30 Days for FREE! Reading Eggs is the multi-award winning reading program for ages 2 to 13 that uses scientific research to help your child learn to read, in just weeks! Our mission has always been to make learning easy and fun for young learners, and we feel there's never been a more important time to do this. That's why we're giving you 30 days' free access to the Reading Eggs and Mathseeds online learning programs. This 30 days' free access is our effort to ensure your child can continue learning at home with a quality educational resource designed by experienced educators and used by over 10 million children worldwide. (less) ... Read more

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  Rising Wild

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  Rising Wild is an adventure program involving an app, adventure & fitness cards, and storytelling that will motivate your kids to get outside & move! Have fun & get fit at home, outside, & on the go.

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  Synchronicity Theatre

  Atlanta

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  Streaming online from December 14, 2020 - January 3, 2021

     Back by popular demand - A Year with Frog and Toad! Frog and Toad hop from the page to the stage in this whimsical and irresistible retelling of Arnold Lobel's A Year With Frog and Toad. This version of the Tony-nominated musical follows two great friends - the cheerful, popular Frog, and the grumpy Toad - through all of their fun-filled escapades! Part vaudeville, part make-believe, and all charm, this audience favorite tells a story of friendship that endures every season. Tickets to stream the show are just $10! Stream on your own schedule between December 14, 2020 through January 3, 2021. For more information, please visit synchrotheatre.com or call 404.484.8636 (less) ... Read more

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  The Tree House

  Weaverville

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  The Tree House - Community School We recognize that parents are the child's first teachers. Children learn best when parents are involved in their educational program. The primary bridge between home and school is the bond between family and community. Loaning out hand made and eco friendly wooden Montessori, Waldorf and Reggio inspired learning materials for children ages 2-8 years.

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  Catalina Sea Camp

  Toyon Bay

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  Summer camp on Catalina Island is a great way to spend the summer. Wonderful memories and new friends await at Catalina Sea Camp one of California's premier overnight summer camps.

     Our one-week and three-week camps are one of a kind ocean adventure and marine biology summer camps located at Toyon Bay on Catalina Island. Sea Camp offers three one-week sessions for boys and girls ages 8-13 and two three-week coed sessions for teens ages 12-17. Our hand-picked counselors and instructors create an atmosphere of fun and excitement while leading campers on a host of ocean adventure, marine biology, and social summer camp activities. Catalina Sea Camp is a program developed by Catalina Island Marine Institute, also known as "CIMI". Rules for participation in Guided Discoveries programs are the same for everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, or handicap (less) ... Read more

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  Grizzly Jacks Starved Rock

  Utica

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  Welcome to Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort A Hotel and Resort Near Starved Rock State Park

     Discover a magical family getaway just beyond the glow of Chicago at Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort. Nestled in the Starved Rock area of Illinois, Grizzly Jack's is an oasis of relaxation and adventure - a destination where water park fun meets nature. Escape from the big city and enjoy a vacation in the scenic Northwoods at Grizzly Jack's - an unforgettable place to unwind, play, meet, dine and explore with family and friends.

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  Silver Dollar City

  Branson

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  Silver Dollar City, Branson, Missouri, is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the country. Travel back in time to the simplicity of 1880s America, and enjoy the best in Branson entertainment plus a host of festivals and events.

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  Silver Dollar City

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  NATIONAL CRAFTS & COWBOY FESTIVAL (September 13 - October 28)

     For fall, Silver Dollar City presents the National Crafts & Cowboy Festival, featuring some of the nation's finest craftsmen and authentic cowboys. The festival presents a Wild West Show with trick riders, ropers and a world-champion Native American Hoop dancer; Western music; a barn dance, and 125 visiting craftsmen. Best of Missouri Hands juried artists demonstrate their art and fall harvest foods are served up September 13 - October 28 at the Branson, Missouri theme park.

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  Silver Dollar City

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  AN OLD TIME CHRISTMAS (November 4 - December 30)

     Our An Old Time Christmas festival, this year adding a huge new area: Christmas in Midtown, with towering light displays 9 stories high, animated figures in lights, and 1.5 million additional lights, bringing the park total to over 6.5 million lights! Christmas in Midtown is our largest single lighting expansion in the past 20 years of this festival. Details below: One of the nation's most acclaimed Christmas festivals, profiled by USA Today, CNN Travel, The Travel Channel and Good Morning America, is even bigger and brighter this year with an all-new area: NEW: Christmas in Midtown, a 70,000 sq. ft. area filled with new light displays 9 stories high, including 30 angels, animated reindeer pulling a sleigh, 3 light tunnels, two 40-foot long moving trains, dozens of stars and snowflakes, and a 50-foot tree, all created at Silver Dollar City. Christmas in Midtown, the largest single lighting expansion to date in the past 2 decades of the festival, adds 1.5 million new lights, bringing the park's total to 6.5 million lights! Rudolph's Holly Jolly Christmas Light Parade, led by the most famous reindeer of all, features musical lighted floats with 200,000 lights accompanied by 33 costumed characters. Rudolph's Christmas Town, where kids can meet Rudolph, Clarice and Bumble, also includes activities from Reindeer Games to cookie decorating. Two original musical productions present Broadway-style experiences, with elaborate sets and talented casts: It's a Wonderful Life, adapted from the Frank Capra classic, and the acclaimed production A Dickens' Christmas Carol. The Christmas on Main Street light & sound show features the 5-Story Special Effects Christmas Tree with over 350,000 colorful LED lights. Tinker Junior's Toy Shop is an interactive show for kids featuring a 12-foot talking and singing Christmas tree. Kids can meet Santa in Santa Claus Lane, illuminated in colorful lights. Plus, the festival presents holiday shows, a musical Living Nativity, shows, rides, shopping and new Silver Dollar City dining specialties. During An Old Time Christmas, Silver Dollar City is open Thursdays - Sundays, plus Wednesdays Nov. 22 and December 20, and open after Christmas Dec. 26-30. Hours and schedules are at http://www.silverdollarcity.com/theme-park/Festivals/An-Old-Time-Christmas (less) ... Read more

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  National Park Service

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  National Park Week - and FREE Days

     Americas Best Idea - the national parks - announced the launch of Find Your Park, a public awareness and education campaign celebrating the milestone centennial anniversary of the National Park Service in 2016 and setting the stage for the next 100 years. It's about making great connections, exploring amazing places, discovering open spaces, enjoying affordable vacations and enhancing America's best idea - the national parks! It's all happening in your national parks. Only 128 of our country's 407 national parks usually charge an entrance fee. So start planning your visit! If you're planning a trip that includes multiple national parks, you might consider the $80 annual pass that provides entrance to all national parks, national wildlife refuges, national forests, and many other Federal lands-more than 2,000 in all. The America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass is offered free to all active duty military members and their dependents. Information on these and other pass options is available online. (less) ... Read more

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  Silver Dollar City

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  NATIONAL CRAFTS & COWBOY FESTIVAL (September 13 - October 28)

     For fall, Silver Dollar City presents the National Crafts & Cowboy Festival, featuring some of the nation's finest craftsmen and authentic cowboys. The festival presents a Wild West Show with trick riders, ropers and a world-champion Native American Hoop dancer; Western music; a barn dance, and 125 visiting craftsmen. Best of Missouri Hands juried artists demonstrate their art and fall harvest foods are served up September 13 - October 28 at the Branson, Missouri theme park.

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  Silver Dollar City

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  AN OLD TIME CHRISTMAS (November 4 - December 30)

     Our An Old Time Christmas festival, this year adding a huge new area: Christmas in Midtown, with towering light displays 9 stories high, animated figures in lights, and 1.5 million additional lights, bringing the park total to over 6.5 million lights! Christmas in Midtown is our largest single lighting expansion in the past 20 years of this festival. Details below: One of the nation's most acclaimed Christmas festivals, profiled by USA Today, CNN Travel, The Travel Channel and Good Morning America, is even bigger and brighter this year with an all-new area: NEW: Christmas in Midtown, a 70,000 sq. ft. area filled with new light displays 9 stories high, including 30 angels, animated reindeer pulling a sleigh, 3 light tunnels, two 40-foot long moving trains, dozens of stars and snowflakes, and a 50-foot tree, all created at Silver Dollar City. Christmas in Midtown, the largest single lighting expansion to date in the past 2 decades of the festival, adds 1.5 million new lights, bringing the park's total to 6.5 million lights! Rudolph's Holly Jolly Christmas Light Parade, led by the most famous reindeer of all, features musical lighted floats with 200,000 lights accompanied by 33 costumed characters. Rudolph's Christmas Town, where kids can meet Rudolph, Clarice and Bumble, also includes activities from Reindeer Games to cookie decorating. Two original musical productions present Broadway-style experiences, with elaborate sets and talented casts: It's a Wonderful Life, adapted from the Frank Capra classic, and the acclaimed production A Dickens' Christmas Carol. The Christmas on Main Street light & sound show features the 5-Story Special Effects Christmas Tree with over 350,000 colorful LED lights. Tinker Junior's Toy Shop is an interactive show for kids featuring a 12-foot talking and singing Christmas tree. Kids can meet Santa in Santa Claus Lane, illuminated in colorful lights. Plus, the festival presents holiday shows, a musical Living Nativity, shows, rides, shopping and new Silver Dollar City dining specialties. During An Old Time Christmas, Silver Dollar City is open Thursdays - Sundays, plus Wednesdays Nov. 22 and December 20, and open after Christmas Dec. 26-30. Hours and schedules are at http://www.silverdollarcity.com/theme-park/Festivals/An-Old-Time-Christmas (less) ... Read more

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  Catalina Sea Camp

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  Summer camp on Catalina Island is a great way to spend the summer. Wonderful memories and new friends await at Catalina Sea Camp one of California's premier overnight summer camps.

     Our one-week and three-week camps are one of a kind ocean adventure and marine biology summer camps located at Toyon Bay on Catalina Island. Sea Camp offers three one-week sessions for boys and girls ages 8-13 and two three-week coed sessions for teens ages 12-17. Our hand-picked counselors and instructors create an atmosphere of fun and excitement while leading campers on a host of ocean adventure, marine biology, and social summer camp activities. Catalina Sea Camp is a program developed by Catalina Island Marine Institute, also known as "CIMI". Rules for participation in Guided Discoveries programs are the same for everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, or handicap (less) ... Read more

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  COLORME Art Spa

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  VIRTUAL Art Birthday Party TOGO!

     Celebrate your loved one with an ART Birthday party Everyone Finding the Artist Within! A fine art piece to treasure your walls forever! Custom made pen & ink COLORME drawing to celebrate that special person in your life. Automatic goodie bag: 24 DIY Necklaces, 24 COLORME postcards and 24 goodie bags.

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  Grizzly Jacks Starved Rock

  Utica

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  Welcome to Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort A Hotel and Resort Near Starved Rock State Park

     Discover a magical family getaway just beyond the glow of Chicago at Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort. Nestled in the Starved Rock area of Illinois, Grizzly Jack's is an oasis of relaxation and adventure - a destination where water park fun meets nature. Escape from the big city and enjoy a vacation in the scenic Northwoods at Grizzly Jack's - an unforgettable place to unwind, play, meet, dine and explore with family and friends.

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  Harlem Globetrotters At Home

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  Harlem Globetrotters At-Home Educational Materials

     Just like all of you, we miss the sounds of the arenas and the in-person smiles we share. While we can't connect in person right now, we are not going away. In the coming weeks, we'll be here for you. Look for new videos from our Globetrotter stars that will help with at-home learning for kids, as well as other fun stuff just to make us laugh. Over the past few years our stars have accomplished incredible feats, including Guinness World Records and epic trickshots. View these videos below for some additional entertainment.

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  Junior Ranger

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  Junior Ranger programs engage young people in age-appropriate activities that allow them to discover the significance of a specific site, introduce them to the national park system and to the mission of the National Park Service. They reveal to children that these amazing places belong to them. Junior Ranger programs are designed to provide participants with the flexibility to discover and interact with the park at their own pace and within the limits of their visit. They encourage children and their families to explore things they might otherwise have missed, to get out and walk around, to explore further by visiting specialized programs, park movies, exhibits, trails overlooks, talking to a ranger, and others. When you get to the park visitor center ask a park ranger or volunteer for a junior ranger booklet if you are between the ages of 6-12 and you can fill it out and earn a badge! (less) ... Read more

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  My Gym Children's Fitness Center - LIVE

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  My Gym LIVE brings our amazing curriculum to your living room, backyard, or home dojo! These are NOT prerecorded videos; this is LIVE instruction from our fun and entertaining My Gym teachers. Instead of meeting in person each week, you and your kids will attend My Gym LIVE classes on line as a supplement to your children's home education, learning, fitness, and play. Your first Guest Class is FREE. Visit our web site today to sign up at the My Gym nearest to you in your time zone!

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  Reading Eggs

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  Learn to Read in 30 Days for FREE! Reading Eggs is the multi-award winning reading program for ages 2 to 13 that uses scientific research to help your child learn to read, in just weeks! Our mission has always been to make learning easy and fun for young learners, and we feel there's never been a more important time to do this. That's why we're giving you 30 days' free access to the Reading Eggs and Mathseeds online learning programs. This 30 days' free access is our effort to ensure your child can continue learning at home with a quality educational resource designed by experienced educators and used by over 10 million children worldwide. (less) ... Read more

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  The Tree House

  Weaverville

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  The Tree House - Community School We recognize that parents are the child's first teachers. Children learn best when parents are involved in their educational program. The primary bridge between home and school is the bond between family and community. Loaning out hand made and eco friendly wooden Montessori, Waldorf and Reggio inspired learning materials for children ages 2-8 years.