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Summer Camp SUCCESS at the zoo but back at school- show & tell with the sweetest little diva. ☺️

We owe you SO MANY pics because May was absolutely 🥜, 🌪️, 🤪!!! Here are some but there were a myriad of others! Thank you to ALL who attended our Prek Graduation! We love having guests and seeing the children light up (IYKYK 🔦) when they see you!!!❤️ [Also a little sneak peek into June and Summer Camp! We celebrated ALLLLL summer birthdays! 🎂]

If you or someone you know is looking for after school care in the fall, please share this info! Call for more specifics including what area schools are on our pick up list, pricing, etc! (We also have a few summer camp openings left this summer!🌞) TIA

It’s not just a day off. Thank you to those who have given the ultimate sacrifice and their families. ❤️🤍💙

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have delivered striking evidence that writing by hand engages the brain far more deeply than typing the same words on a keyboard.
In the study, published in Frontiers in Psychology, 36 university students wore high-density EEG caps with 256 electrodes while performing a simple task: copying words they saw on a screen. They did it once by hand with a digital pen and once by typing on a keyboard.
The results were dramatic. When participants wrote by hand, widespread brain connectivity patterns lit up — particularly in theta and alpha frequency bands linked to memory formation, sensory processing, attention, and learning. These connections spanned central and parietal regions. When they typed, those same areas went almost completely silent.
Lead researchers Audrey van der Meer and Ruud van der Weel emphasize that the fine motor movements, sensory feedback from the pen, and visual-motor coordination of handwriting create rich, elaborate neural networks that typing simply doesn’t replicate.
The findings have clear implications for education. As schools shift toward tablets and laptops, this research suggests preserving time for handwriting could give children a significant advantage in learning and memory. In an increasingly digital world, the humble pen may still be one of the best tools for building a stronger brain.