Making meaning and media from community involvement: Heinz Endowments’ Philanthropy Interns
Brian Gaudio made his first trip to the Dominican Republic with a charitable group when he was a student at Upper St. Clair High School. “It was far different from […]
No Child Leafed Behind
Last fall, my 13-year-old daughter and I got lost in the woods of Frick Park. Deliberately. Over and over again. All autumn long. We knew that, eventually, as each unfamiliar […]
Parent-tested playgrounds
Beth Hendrickson has a new favorite playground, and she almost can’t believe it bumped her other favorite playground lower on the list. Hendrickson blogs about being a mother at Belle Squeaksnamed […]
Hear Me: Kids’ voices ringing out
Bonny Yeager’s favorite story from the Hear Me project–so far–comes from a kid named Calvin, responding to a book about Jackie Robinson. Asked to name his own hero, Calvin says: “My hero […]
Rainy Day Things for Kids to Do in Pittsburgh
We asked the experts on kid entertainment (the mind-expanding, life-enriching kind) to tell us what’s new to do at their own venues for spring – and where else they’d recommend […]