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Subscribe to our blog. ## [Financial Foundations for Families](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/blog/financial-foundations-for-families) [![](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/hubfs/family%20money.jpg) ](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/blog/financial-foundations-for-families) **Financial Foundations for Families** ## [SOME PEOPLE JUST FIND THE TIME](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/blog/some-people-just-find-the-time) [![](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/hubfs/20220501_132026-2.jpg) ](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/blog/some-people-just-find-the-time) I find it interesting that some people, especially our youth, can pack so much into their lives, while others with seemingly much less on their plate feel overwhelmed. I’ve had many students over the years decide not to try a sport because they... ## [8 Tips for Supporting Your Child as They Return to In-person School](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/blog/8-tips-for-supporting-your-child-as-they-return-to-in-person-school) [![](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/hubfs/0-1.jpg) ](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/blog/8-tips-for-supporting-your-child-as-they-return-to-in-person-school) When schools closed across the country last spring, most of us never could have imagined just how long the distance learning would last. As our children transition back to in-person school, it’s a return to “normal” but not without some changes.... ## [5 Ways to Help Middle School and High School Students Be Successful with Distance Learning](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/blog/5-ways-to-help-middle-school-and-high-school-students-be-successful-with-distant-learning) [![](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/hubfs/IMG_5177-1.jpg) ](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/blog/5-ways-to-help-middle-school-and-high-school-students-be-successful-with-distant-learning) Who could have predicted that nine months after our governor shut down our schools, education would still look drastically different than normal? ## [Finishing the School Year Strong at Home](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/blog/finishing-the-school-year-strong-at-home) [![](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/hubfs/IMG_4081.jpeg) ](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/blog/finishing-the-school-year-strong-at-home) I think I can speak for most people when I when the Oregon governor announced late into the night on March 12 that all say that we were all thrown for a loop schools would close starting March 16 through March 31.   This would later be extended twice... ## [Top 10 Positives That Have Come Out of the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/blog/top-10-positives-that-have-come-out-of-the-covid-19-pandemic) [![](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/hubfs/BBS/Images/Admissions/DSC_3420.jpg?t=1521737196278) ](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/blog/top-10-positives-that-have-come-out-of-the-covid-19-pandemic) Unprecedented. Crisis. Weird. Strange times. These are all words that have been used to describe the COVID-19 pandemic. There is another word we would like to use - positives. ## [Adulting 101: Life Skills to Teach in High School](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/blog/adulting-101-lifeskills-to-teach-in-high-school) [![](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/hubfs/hs%20students%20life%20skills.jpg) ](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/blog/adulting-101-lifeskills-to-teach-in-high-school) Over the past two years, I have had the privilege of teaching a freshman experience course at our local university. In the first few weeks of the semester, I love to start class by asking students to share a good, bad, or confusing thing that they... ## [Crock Pot to the Rescue - 5 Quick and Easy Meals for Busy Moms](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/blog/crock-pot-to-the-rescue-5-quick-and-easy-meals-for-busy-moms) [![](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/hubfs/crockpot-1.png) ](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/blog/crock-pot-to-the-rescue-5-quick-and-easy-meals-for-busy-moms) Who doesn’t want to walk into the house after a long day and be welcomed home with the smells of a delicious dinner, all ready to eat?  Managing after school activities  from the time the kids get out of school until dinnertime OR getting off work,... ## [How to Get the Most Out of Parent Teacher Conferences](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/blog/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-parent-teacher-conferences) [![](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/blog-parent%20teacher%20conferences.jpeg) ](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/blog/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-parent-teacher-conferences) It was our very first Parent Teacher Conference. We were beyond excited to hear what was happening at school in the life our new Kindergartner. My husband and I arrived a few minutes early and waited until it was our time to sit down with our son's... ## [Options for After-School Care](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/blog/options-for-after-school-care) [![](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/hubfs/Image%20of%20children%20with%20nurse%20playing%20in%20park-1.jpeg) ](https://www.cslewisacademy.com/blog/options-for-after-school-care) When I was asked to write a post about finding good before- and after-school childcare,  I did what most parents would do:  I turned and asked my five-year-old for her advice. (Ok, maybe most parents don’t do that.) She thought for a moment, and then... 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