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Celebrating Black History Month 2022

Here at GCP we celebrate Black History every month. But as we head into the first weekend of the "official" Black History Month (which was established in 1967 by President Gerald Ford), today we offer ways for your family to stay especially focused on Black History this month. As we know, school Black History Month tributes can be somewhat [...]

By |2023-05-21T07:55:42-04:00February 4th, 2022|Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Books, Cultural, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Celebrating Black History Month 2022

#GCP’s First IG Live!! ICYMI: Details and The Link

We had such a great conversation with Dr. Janice Johnson Dias in this week's podcast, talking  about helping our children develop a core of confidence, what we need to resolve in ourselves to be joyful parents, and so much more, that we decided to continue the conversation today on Instagram Live! In today's conversation Janice and I returned to [...]

By |2023-05-21T07:56:37-04:00April 29th, 2021|Ages 0-4, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Books, Experts, Featured, Interviews, Latest News, Motivators, Parents, Podcast, Resources, Uncategorized|Comments Off on #GCP’s First IG Live!! ICYMI: Details and The Link

Are YOU Parenting Like It Matters?

It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day details of parenting (and there are SO many details these days!) and lose sight of some of the important “big-picture” parenting issues, like: How are we teaching our kids our values, our morals?  What specific steps and actions can we take to help our children develop a core of confidence [...]

By |2023-05-21T07:56:37-04:00April 28th, 2021|Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Books, Experts, Featured, Interviews, Latest News, Parents, Podcast, Resources, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Are YOU Parenting Like It Matters?

Celebrating Black History Month 2021

Here at GCP we celebrate Black History every month. But since today is the first day of the "official" Black History Month (which was established in 1967 by President Gerald Ford), we are offering a few great ways for your family to place a special focus on Black History this month. 1. Talk about your Family History. If your [...]

By |2023-05-21T07:56:38-04:00February 1st, 2021|Ages 0-4, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Books, Cultural, Featured, Latest News, Resources, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Celebrating Black History Month 2021

Thoughtful Thursday: Celebrating Kevin Young

It's Thoughtful Thursday! Today we are celebrating one of our favorite poets, Kevin Young. In case you hadn't heard, Kevin Young has just been named as the new director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He will be leaving his position as the head of the Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture, a division [...]

By |2023-05-21T07:57:00-04:00October 1st, 2020|Books, Cultural, Featured, Latest News, Resources, Thoughtful Thursday, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Thoughtful Thursday: Celebrating Kevin Young

Let’s Focus on African American History Beyond Juneteenth

Did you celebrate Juneteenth with your family this year?  My father's family is from Texas, so I grew up hearing about Juneteenth celebrations from Texas relatives, but my family didn't celebrate it in NYC.  Fast forward to yesterday–Juneteenth celebrations were everywhere!  Some companies gave their employees the day off, social media exploded with Juneteenth graphics, memes and hashtags, and [...]

By |2023-05-21T07:57:49-04:00June 20th, 2020|Ages 16-18, Books, Cultural, Featured, Holidays, Latest News, Resources, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Let’s Focus on African American History Beyond Juneteenth

Remind Your Children: Black is Beautiful

Are you old enough to remember the 1960's rallying cry of "Black is Beautiful"?  A recent conversation with a young Black mom lets me know it is time to bring it back.  This mom is looking for uplifting reading material for her 8 year old daughter, whose class has been discussing George Floyd's death and how poorly Black Americans [...]

By |2023-05-21T07:57:49-04:00June 9th, 2020|Ages 5-7, Books, Cultural, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Remind Your Children: Black is Beautiful

The Latest Online Learning Resources from Common Sense, You Tube and More!

Need more homeschooling materials?  Here are the latest online learning resources to help you and your children: Common Sense Media, a trusted guide for media and technology, has just released customizable learning packets for K- 2nd grade students.  While these packets were principally designed for teachers, they are intended for use by parents and children as well. The materials [...]

By |2023-05-21T17:59:47-04:00March 27th, 2020|Academics, Ages 0-4, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 8-12, Books, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Uncategorized|Comments Off on The Latest Online Learning Resources from Common Sense, You Tube and More!

Thoughtful Thursday: HBD, Dr. MLK!!

Happy Belated Birthday to Dr. King! While we as a nation will officially celebrate on Monday, we should not forget (or let our children forget) that January 15th was his actual birthday. Today's Thoughtful Thursday will break from our normal poetry/inspirational quotes offering to ask: How are you planning to commemorate Dr. King's holiday?  Here are an assortment of [...]

By |2023-05-21T17:58:54-04:00January 16th, 2020|Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Books, Cultural, Featured, Holidays, Resources, Thoughtful Thursday, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Thoughtful Thursday: HBD, Dr. MLK!!

Is Your Son a Reluctant Reader? This Can Help!

Is your son in grades K-5 a reluctant reader?  David Banks, leader of the Eagle Academy network of all-boy public schools, wants to help him learn to love reading.   Frustrated by the dismal national reading stats for African American and Hispanic boys (only 28%  African American and 34% Hispanic fourth grade boys are reading at or above proficiency level, [...]

By |2023-05-21T17:58:54-04:00January 14th, 2020|Academics, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Books, Featured, Latest News, Resources, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Is Your Son a Reluctant Reader? This Can Help!
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