Around many dinner tables… all across America… parents are desperately trying to get their children to eat a balanced meal—consisting of fruits and vegetables, grains and proteins. Sometimes a little embellishment is thrown in to encourage more healthy choices: like the “magic beans,” the “bunny rabbit carrots” and “broccoli trees” from the local farmers market. But protein is also an …
The Building Hope Scholarship Foundation will work together with Oak Village Academy to provide the necessary resources to provide a child in need with a preschool program that they could not afford elsewhere. CARY, NC (October 25, 2019) – Adam Zablud and Alicia Fink of Oak Village Academy announced the formation of the Building Hope Scholarship Foundation. The goal for …
Many families struggle with the question of when to sign children up for organized sports leagues. A simple Google search provides many examples of babies learning to swim and toddlers swinging golf clubs… But why? It could be that we are utterly fascinated by the idea of an athletic child phenom. Making the U.S. Olympic team as a teenager… Receiving …
Traditionally, many people have thought of daycare as a place to drop a young child off so the parent could go to work—without stopping to worry about the standard of care their child was receiving. The idea of “Early Childhood Education” did not really exist. In the early days, there was not much government oversight of daycare centers. If you …
Upon being introduced to the world, a baby immediately begins learning how to survive and thrive. Every day, their brains make lasting connections as they learn to organize the overload of sensory stimuli. By age five, a child’s brain is almost 85% developed, and the benefits of early childhood education to that process can not be denied. There’s a lot …
So, can your child successfully navigate preschool with ADD/ADHD? At Oak Village Academy there is only one response to that question: Yes… Sí… Oui… Ja… Da… Sim… Ken… Hai… Gee… Haa’n… Oo… Shi… Baleh… Na’am… Also “yes” in any other language of the world. In fact, some experts agree that the earlier children with ADD/ADHD are introduced to a school-like …
Getting children to develop healthy eating habits can oftentimes be challenging. Toddlers are easily distracted. Some throw their food on the floor… Others may reject food all together, or insist on only eating plain pasta with grated cheese on top and perhaps a little diced ham on the side. Preschoolers can be even more difficult as they begin to exert …
Some people think vegan and vegetarian are the same. So before we get into the merits of packing a vegan lunch for your child… let’s start with some definitions. This way, we can all be on the same page. And at the next cookout when the chef places cheese slices atop the plant-based patties on the grill, we won’t have …
At 8:29 every morning students at Oak Village Academy are engaged in free choice time or outdoor activities… And a minute later one of our teachers announces that it’s “snack time.” The students hear those words, and excitement immediately spreads across everyone’s faces. Well, almost everyone… There are still three students on tricycles racing each other around the patio, one …
We have the perfect eating solution for picky eaters. Wait for it… Wait for it… Almost there… Just repeat after us: “There’s no place like home… There’s no place like home.” Then click your heels three times, and remember that lunchtime at daycare or preschool is probably NOT the best time to get picky eaters to try something new. The …
