School Years

New Mexico's tax free weekend is right around the corner, which, of course, means back-to-school shopping! Here are all the details you may need to know about the tax free holiday! Plus scroll down for my #1 tip when...

As a mom, it breaks my heart to say this, but as an educator, I have to tell you what we are seeing. Over the past 18 months, our kids have largely taken a hit to their learning foundations....

If you've got Alice Cooper's "School's Out for Summer" scrolling through your head, I am right there with you! I can't wait to run barefoot through the grass and lounge lazily in the backyard watching my kids splash in...

School may look different this coming year, but with an at-home learning space and some organizational tools, your children can succeed! You may have never pictured yourself teaching your children at home, but now that the re-opening of schools is...

Coral Community Charter School is a free, public charter school in Albuquerque that serves students in Pre-K through 5th grade. It may sound strange, but we need to start as early as Pre-K in preventing kids from dropping out of...

I hated Mondays in grade school. Mondays were spelling pretest days. If you got them all right, you didn’t have to take the real test on Friday. But I never got them all right. In fact, it was a...

We are excited to present our readers with the Albuquerque Moms Blog Guide to charter schools. This guide will be a one-stop shop for families if they are considering alternative education for their children. This guide will provide a trusted...

Education has changed more quickly than we could have envisioned just one year ago.  Parents have been forced to adjust to a new reality: juggling work, bills, shopping, family activities, and now even more of the workload for their...

Summer is on the way, which is a great time for kids to have fun, learn new skills, and make new friends. If you’re looking for a summer camp that combines creativity, storytelling, and technology, then look no further...

I grew up a bookworm. I loved diving into stories, spending hours with the worlds and wonderful characters I met in books like The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and Anne of Green Gables. When I had kids,...

A milestone like sending your child to preschool deserves some careful consideration. Of course, you want to find the best preschool or daycare that meets your little one's emotional and physical needs. And then there's always the academic aspect...

It's wild to think that our children are entering their third school year affected by COVID. My little second grader has never attended a full school year without a disruption due to the pandemic, and yet she has had...

My music education begins and ends with 6th grade orchestra. I vividly remember going into the orchestra room on the first day of middle school and sitting down in chairs arranged in a semicircle. I was excited to finally...

With the uncertainty of COVID-19 and our kids adjusting to what school may look like this year, there has been a huge increase in interest for all things homeschooling. Now, when you think about a homeschool family, I’m sure...