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299. Preschool 101 at the Barrington Area Library
When you’re new to being a mom like I am, there’s a lot to learn about getting your kids started in school. Sometimes it’s overwhelming. From traditional preschools, to the Park District to Montessori classes, Barrington offers many choices for preschool and the Barrington Area Library is helping make those decisions easier by hosting a Preschool Enrichment Fair tomorrow night.
There will be representatives at the library from 22 area preschools from 6:30 to 8PM on Tuesday, January 25th. They’ll be there to answer all of your questions about things like registration, class size and the average day for students.…
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252. Learn to Speak Chinese in Barrington’s Schools
Last night, School District 220 gave us all a new reason to celebrate the benefits of living here in Barrington. The school board voted to accept a $1.5 Million 5-year federal grant that will fund Chinese language instruction in grades kindergarten through 5. That makes District 220 the ONLY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ILLINOIS to receive federal funding this year for Chinese curriculum. As the mother of two young children in Barrington and as a Realtor who helps people buy and sell homes here, I think this news is totally 真棒!…
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202. Opening Day at the New Early Learning Center
This is an exciting day in Barrington because School District 220’s new Early Learning Center officially opened its doors to students for the first day of school this morning. The brand new school is a state-of-the-art, 38,000 square foot facility designed especially for special needs students age three to five years old. It’s the first new school to open in Barrington District 220 since 2002, and we’re all invited to check out the new school at an open house tonight.
District 220’s chief communications officer, Dr. Jeff Arnett, was at the school bright and early this morning snapping photos of opening day.…
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157. Give Kids the Gift of Kindermusik
I’m going to let you in on a…
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144. Grow Little Readers at Learning Trek
My oldest child is about to turn two…
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128. Anna Shea Chocolate Making Classes
Have you ever seen chocolate so exquisite, it…
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115. TT Patton to the Rescue
For me, one of the hardest things about…
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110. Barrington Home Shoppe Tapas Tasting
I’ve always wanted to host a tapas dinner…
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86. Sign Up for Summer GLEE Camp
Ever since the show, Glee, debuted on Fox…
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76. Outdoor Discovery School at L.L. Bean
Did you know that you don’t even have…
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62. Rockstar 101
The sound man checks the mics. The audience…
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44. Sign Up for Self Defense School
When it comes to martial arts, everything I…
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38. Do the WRITE Thing
Mother’s Day is tomorrow and there are a…
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26. Kaleidoscope School of Art
It’s one of those places I’ve driven past…
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