School Supplies For City Kids

With school back in session, there’s so much to prepare for. This upcoming school year is sure to include a few science fairs, book reports, and projects for the kids. Luckily, we’ve got all the back to school must-haves right here.

Monsters Pencils: Pencils are probably the most important of school supplies so ring in the new year with these No. 2 Monsters pencils. The colorful monster cartoons are more stylish than the average yellow and with two dozen in the pack, the set is sure to last all year long. $5.99, ctcgifts.org

Doggie Pencil Sharpener: Turn the tail of this little pup and watch its ears flap as your pencil sharpens! Its suction cup feet keep it in place on your desk and the pull-out tray makes for an easy way to empty the shavings. Comes in blue or pink for any boy or girl! $4.99, lillianvernon.com

Personalized Pirate Notebook: Get your creative juices flowing with this pirate-themed notebook. It has 50 standard-rule sheets for writing and is spiral bound for easy flipping. Personalize with your child’s name for free. (Not to mention the fact that Talk Like A Pirate Day is coming right up). $13.99, lillianvernon.com

My Little Purse Pencil Case: Store all of your writing tools in this cute pencil case. Disguised as a purse, it’s decked with gold stars and hearts and easy to carry from class to class. Available in pink, blue, white, or black. $12.25, coolpencilcase.com

Texas Instruments TI-30X IIS Scientific Calculator: This scientific calculator is perfect for any little math whiz! It offers features to last your child from algebra to geometry. $12.97, walmart.com

Martha Stewart Homework Planner: Make sure your kids stay on top of their homework with a weekly planner. Organize homework from all of your classes in one place, while also keeping track of after school activities. $19.99, staples.com

Darice-Arty Facts Portable Art Studio Kit: With over 65 pieces, this art studio set is ready for all kinds of arts and crafts! Your child will be prepared for almost any school project. The set includes a dozen crayons, pastels, markers, colored pencils, a paintbrush and more. $6.99, joann.com

The Language Workshop For Children

After offering both group and private lessons for many years and analyzing the results over&nbsp;time, The&nbsp;Language Workshop for&nbsp;Children, founded&nbsp;in1973, has decided&nbsp;to emphasize private remote lessons at shorter intervals.&nbsp;Our skilled educators&nbsp;will&nbsp;focus their attention exclusively on the&nbsp;unique needs, learning style, and interests of your child.&nbsp;This allows a&nbsp;bond&nbsp;to develop&nbsp;between teacher and student, which&nbsp;has been&nbsp;shown to&nbsp;drastically improve retention.&nbsp; OUR METHOD&nbsp; Developed by the pioneers of language education for children, our programs bring decades of&nbsp;experience to your living room with individualized, active language classes. Each lesson is based on proven methods and materials perfected to capture your&nbsp;child&rsquo;s attention during the ages when he/she absorbs information the fastest. &nbsp;&nbsp; While other online language classes rely on videos for passive learning, we deliver interactive, and engaging lessons with native-fluent teachers. In addition, all our teachers are certified in the Thibaut&nbsp;Technique which has been featured&nbsp;in the New York&nbsp;Times, the&nbsp;Wall Street Journal, and many other well-respected&nbsp;publications.&nbsp;&nbsp; Our short one-on-one lessons give kids the chance to focus, hear pronunciation clearly, and practice speaking in their target language.  THE PROCESS&nbsp; First, students have a short meeting with our Director&nbsp;Francois&nbsp;Thibaut, in&nbsp;English, with&nbsp;their parent(s)&nbsp;present.&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut&nbsp;will determine&nbsp;the best course of study, including&nbsp;class length and&nbsp;frequency, the&nbsp;right&nbsp;teacher, lesson&nbsp;format and materials (or action games for younger students.) Then the learning&nbsp;begins!&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut will continually check in on your child&rsquo;s learning to assure they are getting the most&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;classes.&nbsp; OTHER OFFERINGS&nbsp; We can also help your child prepare for: the French subject tests for SAT, AP &amp; CLEP, the European DELF/DALF, the Canadian TEF and other standardized testing, college entry exams, studying or traveling abroad,&nbsp;cultural changes when moving abroad,&nbsp;and much more!&nbsp; &nbsp;

Studio E Art Classes

Art, drawing, illustration, painting, and pottery.&nbsp; Studio E Art Classes for ages 2 &frac12; to adult offers a creative space to find joy and rest in the creative arts. 7-week sessions are available for all classes, or just drop into a class to give it a try. Studio E Art is a great place to schedule a birthday party, celebration, scout troop activity, fundraiser and more.&nbsp; Summer camps for children and tweens are available for half or full day in art or pottery. Find a complete list of classes, descriptions, and times on our&nbsp;<a href="https://studioeartclass.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>, or give us a call at 631-744-4001 <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">

Brooklyn Robot Foundry - Virtual Classes

Brooklyn Robot Foundry offers super fun online robot-building classes for children 2-13 years old!&nbsp;&nbsp;Each week, students are introduced to new engineering concepts and components while building that day&rsquo;s robot in their own &ldquo;workshop&rdquo;.&nbsp;&nbsp;All classes maintain a very low student-to-teacher ratio, allowing for plenty of individualized instruction and socializing. The supplies are shipped in advance and classes are led by amazing instructors, taking all the pressure off parents.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Foundry&rsquo;s main focus however, is that kids have fun, get creative, and enjoy being part of this STEAM-loving community!&nbsp;