What will your children be doing this summer? After a Spring of remote learning, no organized sports, no extra-curriculars and no playdates, they are facing a summer of cancelled activities and continued social distancing. Many parents who made camp plans for their children last year or early 2020 are now trying to figure out a new plan. A new [...]
Memorial Day is a few days away. While we are usually celebrating it as summer's official start, this year it makes much more sense to think about what the holiday is really about: honoring those who have died during war while serving the U.S. Honoring our war heroes. These days our war heroes have expanded beyond members of the [...]
Do you have a child graduating this Spring? Wondering how to celebrate this wonderful achievement in today's locked down, socially distanced world? Here are some suggestions: Honor the graduation traditions: get a cap and gown, send out announcements (if the school provides or you want to create your own). Your child may think it silly to get a cap [...]
As we wrap up the second full month of lockdown, we at GCP want to pay tribute to all of the many people who have been lost in this pandemic. Friends and family members who succumbed to the Covid-19 virus, as well as those lost to unrelated illnesses. Families and loved ones have been denied the ability to publicly [...]
Last week GCP co-hosted a webinar on the current state of college admissions featuring a top-notch expert panel. If you missed part 1 of the highlights you can find them here. We continue with part 2 of the highlights of this informative session. Grading: College admissions officers understand that high schools have handled Spring semester grading in a [...]
Thanks to all who attended the GCP/Hunter College Continuing Education webinar College Admissions in the Time of Covid-19, which was held on May 6th. A great many parents registered and turned out for this webinar to hear the latest on college admissions news from our panel of experts: David Coleman, CEO of the College Board Eric J. Furda, Dean [...]
Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms, Grandmothers, Aunties, Godmothers and Bonus Moms from GCP!!! Hope your Mother's Day is filled with people you love, things you love to do, and gratitude from the children and others that you love to do things for. To honor you all, we offer two poems, both by the beloved Maya Angelou (1928-2014). [...]
We know this horrific story, we've heard it too many times before: On February 23rd, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery, a 25 year old Black man, was shot and killed by two white men as he jogged around his Georgia neighborhood. For almost three months, no charges were brought against the two men, a father and son who were known by [...]
There are glimmers of encouraging COVID-19 news these days: mortality rates falling, hospital admissions going down and releases going up, a drug showing promise at combatting the virus. In this spirit, today's Thoughtful Thursday offers poems of encouragement and hope. First, a favorite from Lucille Clifton (1936-2010), "Blessing the Boats", which holds the promise of a better day. "Instructions [...]
Thanks to all who attended the Ground Control Parenting/Hunter College Continuing Education webinar School in the Time of COVID-19, which was held on April 22. We had a great turnout, and heard wonderful advice and tips from our panel of experts: Dr. Karen Hopkins, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, specializing in behavioral and developmental [...]