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    Community garden becomes a neighborhood hub during the pandemic

    Like many buildings across Ohio, Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development got pretty quiet when the COVID-19 pandemic took over. But as the summer growing season took hold, its community garden became a center of activity. For the past decade, families from the neighborhood have nurtured plots in the community garden, which is part of [...]
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    10 reasons why Hanna Perkins School is the right choice after the pandemic

    Now enrollingfor 2021-22 Did you know you can make a virtual visit to our school? Contact the school director for a personalized online tour At Hanna Perkins School, we empower children to be in charge of themselves and their bodies, which means there is far less physical contact among students and teachers than at most [...]

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    6 strategies for talking about the violence in Washington, D.C.

    We were all shocked and scared yesterday, as we watched television coverage of a mob taking over the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
    What does it mean for our children, to see such frightening scenes of violence at a time of such division and anger?
    This post is not about politics; it’s about the things children hear and say. How do we, as parents and teachers, help them sort it out? How do we help those who are frightened and don’t …

  • Excitement vs. Fun

    Excitement vs. Fun

    In most circles excitement is a positive word – often considered synonymous with fun.
    A movie, a television program, even an activity for young children, is praised for being exciting. Using the common definition, the opposite of exciting is boring, and boring is to be avoided at all costs.
    Excitement, however, can also refer to agitation, over-stimulation and loss of control – the opposite of calm.
    Parents, observing their over-excited children running around in circles – coming close to knocking …

  • Austin Ratner allowed to have feelings

    The great gift of being allowed to have feelings

    When I entered the Hanna Perkins preschool in the 1970s, I was more than a little afraid. I’m sure I clung to my mother as you might to a tree in a tsunami. My father had just died, and throughout my childhood a separation or an unfamiliar place would often stir up a tragic feeling.
    The first thing I remember about Hanna Perkins is that I had no need to hide such feelings there. Like the big world into which …

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