The A Grade Ahead Blog
Have you ever wondered about how and why A Grade Ahead came in to existence? Or what makes A Grade Ahead’s enrichment academies different from the other after-school programs across the country? Or were you curious about how the program…
Read full articleA Grade Ahead’s May curriculum has been rewritten and focuses on developing logic and extended thinking skills in both math and English. In our Application and Development month, the students will have a chance to develop a deeper understanding of…
Read full articleA Grade Ahead ended 2017 with a flurry of activities. The corporate office and central Ohio academies raised money through a Change for Puerto Rico campaign. Our central Ohio students participated in a trial of a new online system used…
Read full articleAll parents get worried about letting their kids play video games or watch too much TV. Will it affect their brain development? Will it cause them to not do their schoolwork? Will it affect school performance? Will they hate books?…
Read full articleAs we head into the fall months, it’s a great time to reflect on all of the activities that A Grade Ahead students and staff participated in this summer. We celebrated the one year anniversary of A Grade Ahead’s new…
Read full articleCollege enrollment among lower income students has been an issue for years. High schools want their students to move on to college, but among lower income students, that has not been a reality. New research suggests that if states pay…
Read full articleThe last three months at A Grade Ahead have been a blur of activity for staff, students, and parents. We have had held graduation celebrations at our academies, introduced hands-on activities into our curriculum, launched our Parent Portal to all…
Read full articleHands-on learning has become an important topic in education. Think back to when you were a kid—chances are, you sat through lecture and completed homework to learn a concept. While this does aide learning and a tactic that teachers still…
Read full articleIn the first three months of 2017, A Grade Ahead has continued to grow and celebrate milestones. On March 5th, we passed the six month anniversary of our transition from MathWizard to A Grade Ahead. It seems like just yesterday…
Read full articleSignificant changes are ahead in Washington and the American educational system will certainly be impacted. It remains to be seen exactly what might change and what might stay the same, but many experts have opinions. Below are some articles and…
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