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Prepare Your Kids for College: 10 Things to Do Now So They Are Ready
My son looked at me with dread in his eyes. He needed to find out about driver’s education classes and there was minimal information on the website. I smiled and […]
Farm School: Reimagining Education for the Whole Child
What if your child could learn at their own pace, spend much of the day outdoors in nature getting plenty of exercise, synthesizing and integrating academic subjects through hands-on application […]
Innovative Arts Programming Enhances Siskiyou County K-12 Education
“Art has an incredible ability to engage children to want to be in school. Students look forward to it, to expressing themselves. It’s hands on, its’ creative, it’s fun,” says […]
Corning Ballet Folklorico – Dancing For Culture, Family And Community
A free, fun, flexible, physical, educational activity that all your children can do together? This sounds like the dream of any busy parent. Tehama County is fortunate to have that […]
Opportunities for Teens to Get Involved with Art and Artists
Exciting opportunities for teens to get involved with the arts abound in the North State. Here is just a sample of the extraordinary arts activities available in our region designed […]
Out and About Shasta County Fosters Independence and Inclusion for Disabled Adults
For parents and caregivers of adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, finding activities in their community that fit their needs can be difficult. While there are plenty of programs for […]
Breathing Art into Learning at Redding School of the Arts
There is a unique school in Redding, California where students are moving and grooving and acting, creating images of life, nature and the imagination with brush strokes or graphite, and […]
Youth Artistic Effort is Spilling out of Brushstrokes Studio and Beautifying Oroville’s River Town
John Lennon astutely stated, “Every child is an artist until he’s told he’s not an artist.” Providing art instruction for children can stop negative messages midstream and the Oroville community […]
Be the Change – Yoshie Muratani
Yoshie Muratani will never forget the exact moment she truly fell in love with music. As the daughter of an operatic singer in the Hyōgo prefecture of Japan, Yoshie had […]
Eight Things to do with Your Family During the Holiday Break
The holidays are such a wonderful time of year, with family gathered from near and perhaps far, and kids home from school for winter break. We’ve got some great ideas […]
When Gratitude Feels Hard – A Letter to the Parent Who Is Struggling
Friend, Recently, I stood on the front steps wishing I didn’t have to ring the doorbell. Standing here was enough to make me feel small, less than, not good enough. […]
Shasta College Celebrates 75 Years of Excellence and a Legacy of Community Service
For 75 years, Shasta College has been honored to serve our North State communities by providing affordable access to higher education. It’s a little dizzying to consider how far we’ve […]
