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A new federal report, released May 6, reveals that art education helps student achievement and is essential to the nation’s future competitiveness. It urges educators to try creative approaches to art education during the school day and for parents to encourage students to get involved in some sort of art education after school. Ideally, students would be exposed to a cross-over program that allows students to learn visually with science and art or math and art.

Article Submitted by: Lois Frazier - Keller Monart

Many Southlake, Keller and Grapevine/Colleyville parents manage to rearrange their summer schedules with camp, shortened work weeks and the help of neighbors. This demands extraordinary organization and creativity with hopefully no changes to the schedule. The first few weeks the children are excited to be in camps, but after the newness wears off, many children can grow very weary of following the same strict schedules they have during the school year.

On March 26, 2011, Nannies On The Go will be hosting the first of a series of training programs specifically targeted for the caregivers. Many parents may  also find the classes equally as interesting as the nannies attending. Dr. Caron Goode will be leading the session on March 26th at the Hotel Mandalay in Las Colinas.

Monart School of Art is hosting a ten-week workshop on guided autobiography beginning January 10, 2011, at the Conservatory Senior Complex at 200 Country Brook Drive in Keller. The classes will meet every Monday morning from 9:00-11:30a from January 10-March 14th.

Taking care of your face, on a daily basis, is a reality for anyone who does not want to look years older than their true age.

Skin care is not a “women’s-only” club with secret rituals to which men are not admitted. Thorough cleaning and skin protection is a universal fountain of youth. Men also need to maintain and protect their face in order to improve our feeling of wellness, our perception in the workplace and the social scene, and to minimize the likelihood of skin cancer and other unwelcomed side effects.

We spend a lot of time outdoors and whether you’re golfing, running, coaching/watching your kids’ activities or skiing this Spring Break, your face is continually bombarded by the damaging effects of the sun, wind and pollution.

Submitted by: Mike Rossetti, Professional Home Inspector

 www.MetroplexHomeInspector.com

817-789-9726  

Once in a while I see a house in such good shape that it's difficult to find anything wrong with it. So instead of always writing about problems and bad things I find, i'd like to focus this time on the positive, the things that will make your house stand out among the crowd as a gem, as the most desirable choice among many for a prospective buyer. Your realtor might say that you need an updated kitchen, bathrooms, nickel plated fixtures, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances, but even with all those things, if you haven't paid attention to maintenance, wear and tear, then your house will not show as well.