Some of the most common inquiries we receive include recommendations for Preschool and Junior Kindergarten options in the Richmond area. The Richmond Mom Collective Team’s children are a diverse mix of public, private, and homeschool. We always suggest asking...
I must give the disclaimer that I'm not the parent of a high school student. But as a former high school teacher who continues to work with high school students in academic and other capacities, I have an insight...
To my youngest daughter on the night before kindergarten, I sit here in awe of you. You are resilient, full of joy, and beyond ready for kindergarten. Some children lament the start of school, but you are rejoicing at the...
I'm a total nerd about Back to School Shopping. I actually love it. Not so much the clothes, but the school supplies. I'm a sucker for a new notebook. I've become really good at it after four years, and I'm totally...
It’s July. Next comes August  hot on its heels of a steamy July. And with it comes the first day of school. For some, it will be the very first day of school. Starting kindergarten is exciting and overwhelming and...
My son, my oldest, starts kindergarten in a little less than a month. It’s happening. His elementary school puts on a musical in the spring. At kindergarten registration, a few days before the musical, they had the opportunity to buy...
I vowed I would NEVER own a minivan. What could be more depressing than turning in my “hot mom” card for the least sexy vehicle on the planet? I felt like my kids had taken over my body with...
I have never valued a straightforward routine so much as when I became a mother. If you had asked me twenty years ago what I thought about the idea of my days being neatly laid out like the school clothes...
Two weeks from today, public schools start here in RVA. Administrators and lead teachers have already returned for the new year. So, you could say that we are in the final countdown to back to school. Some are in...
Kindergarten is a word that stirs many emotions in a parent’s heart. Even if your child has previously been in full-time daycare or preschool, it’s a big milestone. Things become more formal, more systematic, more grown-up somehow, and of course,...
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